India, Mumbai

Press reports of four fatalities in a school bus in Mumbai being caused by an exploding compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder have turned out to be incorrect. Industry sources in India say the vehicle was an LPG fitted vehicle and that the accident was in fact caused by sparks igniting petrol kept in a plastic bottle beneath the driver’s seat. Due to malfunctions in the LPG system, the plastic bottle was reportedly being used as a temporary fuel supply. Though this incident wasn’t related to CNG, the IANGV takes this opportunity to remind readers that tampering with ANY fuel system should never be considered and that all repairs should be conducted by authorized service personnel.