Passengers, driver escape inferno as tour bus catches ablaze in SW Japan

TOKYO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- A tour bus traveling between two cities in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka caught fire on an expressway Monday, although all 26 onboard including the driver managed to escape the inferno, local media said.

According to local reports, the fire department received an emergency call from the bus driver traveling on the Kyushu Expressway's outbound line at around 9:15 a.m. (0015