8 missing students confirmed killed in Xiamen fire on bus

Students who missed part of exam may go to college, authorities say

Eight missing students were confirmed killed in the bus fire on Friday in Southeast China, and seven injured students will still get a chance to get into college after missing part of the national entrance exam because of the fire.

The 15 students on the bus had taken the first part of the college entrance exam early on Friday at a school in the Jimei district of Xiamen, Fujian province, and were returning, Guo Xianwen, deputy director of Xiamen Education Bureau, said on Monday.