Survivors recount horror stories of bus blaze that killed 41 passengers

Driver says fire spread too fast for anyone to react in time

Beijing - A passenger probably caused the fire that killed 41 of the 47 passengers on board a double-decker bus in Central China's Henan province last Friday, according to the driver.

Zou Jianzhou, who was driving the over-loaded bus, said a passenger had probably brought flammable materials onboard and placed them near the engine as the fire started so unexpectedly and spread so fast that no one had time to react.