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1992 Taoyuan County tour bus fire

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1992 Taoyuan County tour bus fire
DateMay 15, 1992 (1992-05-15)
LocationTaoyuan, Taiwan
Deaths23

The 1992 Taoyuan County tour bus fire was a 1992 fire in a bus full of kindergarteners in Taoyuan, Taiwan.[1][2][3][4] 23 people died in the fire.[5]

Lin Ching-chuan, a teacher who died trying to save children was the first civilian honored at the National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine.[6]

Hou Yu-ih's firstborn son Hou Ni-wei died in the fire.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Bus catches fire, kindergarten students die - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  2. ^ a b "侯友宜喪子痛" (in Chinese). Chinese Television System. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "侯友宜悼亡兒 哽咽「一生至痛」". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "回顧:24年前幼稚園火燒車意外 她衝入火海..." China Times (in Chinese). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ^ "健康幼稚園意外15年 倖存學生現身" (in Chinese). TVBS. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. ^ Han Cheung (28 August 2022). "Taiwan in Time: Civilians enter the Martyrs' Shrine". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 August 2022.