Authorities are investigating the cause of a bus fire that occurred on Thursday in Guizhou province, leaving five people dead and at least 32 injured.

A bus on Line 237 caught fire at about 12:40 pm on Jinyang South Road in Guiyang, Guizhou province, according to the city's publicity department.

A report by China News Service said that the people injured in the fire were taken to Jinyang Hospital, Guizhou People's Hospital and Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College.