Liu Yong, Wu Pan, Ho Jon Kee, Hua Haiping, Chen Haojiao, Cen Ying, Guo Songxue, Han Chunmao, Wang Xingang
Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Department of Burns & Wound Care Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
Burns. 2018 Jun;44(4):995-999. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.05.024. Epub 2018 Apr 12.
This study analyses the epidemiological characteristics of bus fires in mainland China over the past 10 years to develop prevention strategies and emergency procedures for such incidence and the resulting casualties.
We collected reports on bus fires from the media and news websites and looked up on Medline, PubMed, and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure databases for relevant publications in English or Chinese from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2015.
In the past 10 years, there were 382 bus fires in mainland China. The frequency of fires was markedly higher in 2013 and 2014. The vast majority (89.1%) of the fires were caused by spontaneous combustion, followed by arson (5.0%). There were reports of casualties in 41 (10.7%) of the bus fires, including 144 deaths and 567 injuries. The fires leading to casualties resulted from spontaneous combustion in 22 (53.7%) incidents, arson in 12 (29.3%) incidents, and traffic accidents in 7 (17.1%) incidents. Arson caused the most casualties, including 91 deaths and 323 injuries.
This epidemiological study presents characteristic findings related to bus fires in China mainland. The general trend of bus fires showed a gradual increase but with a fluctuation in several years. The regional distribution of bus fires revealed some specific characteristics, and most of bus fires happened in those regions locating in the eastern area of China mainland. The largest number of bus fires were caused by spontaneous combustion. Bus fires caused by arson accounting for only 5% of the total bus fires resulted in the most severe casualties. Most of bus arson occurred in the morning and evening rush hours.
本研究分析中国大陆过去10年公交车火灾的流行病学特征，以制定此类事件及由此导致的人员伤亡的预防策略和应急程序。
我们从媒体和新闻网站收集公交车火灾报告，并在Medline、PubMed和中国知网数据库中查找2006年1月1日至2015年12月31日期间的英文或中文相关出版物。
在过去10年中，中国大陆共发生382起公交车火灾。2013年和2014年火灾发生频率明显更高。绝大多数（89.1%）火灾是由自燃引起的，其次是纵火（5.0%）。41起（10.7%）公交车火灾有人员伤亡报告，包括144人死亡和567人受伤。导致人员伤亡的火灾中，22起（53.7%）是由自燃引起的，12起（29.3%）是由纵火引起的，7起（17.1%）是由交通事故引起的。纵火造成的人员伤亡最多，包括91人死亡和323人受伤。
这项流行病学研究呈现了中国大陆公交车火灾的特征性发现。公交车火灾的总体趋势呈逐渐上升，但在几年内有波动。公交车火灾的区域分布呈现出一些特定特征，且大多数火灾发生在中国大陆东部地区。公交车火灾中自燃引发的数量最多。纵火引发的公交车火灾仅占总数的5%，却造成了最严重的人员伤亡。大多数公交车纵火事件发生在早晚高峰时段。
