COLOMBIA CRY THE TRAGIC DEATH OF 31 CHILDREN IN THE FIRE OF A BUS.

Colombia mourns the death of 31 children on a bus that caught fire on Sunday in the town of Foundation (north), while authorities investigate what happened and expects the driver of the vehicle that is stopped, makes a statement .The bus , traveling in a group of children who had attended a Sunday church service at noon exploded leaving 31 children , between one and eight years old, killed by the flames and 25 wounded , 24 of them children, with severe burns, AFP reported ."I am moved and around the whole country is in mourning for the death of these children in this tragedy. Always remember those children ," said President Juan Manuel Santos, who moved to Foundation, in the department of Magdalena , after attending in Bogotá closing acts of his reelection campaign in the elections on Sunday.Rescue teams removed the charred remains of the children of bus bodies, and sent to the Institute of Legal Medicine Brarranquilla , regional capital.Monday is expected to start identifying the bodies for forensic authorities expected difficult task given the state of calcining in which many of the bodies were , and could take several days."Investigations are ongoing ," said Santos , who also announced that the state will pay all expenses for the care of the wounded and the funeral of the deceased.Mayor Foundation, Stella Luz Duran, announced a three-day mourning and ban alcohol.The injured suffered burns of second or third degree , and many are still in "critical" condition in hospitals in the region, said local Red Cross director , Cesar Urena.The Red Cross sent a team to the area four psychologists and two specialists in psychosocial support volunteers to care for the families of the dead and wounded.

                  DRIVER STOPPED

The driver of the bus fire , whose identity was not provided , is in custody and is expected to deliver a statement Monday about the accident, AFP informed the local police ."The driver is stopped, after which he handed to the authorities and this morning (Monday) is expected to yield statement in a hearing ," said a police officer Magdalena department where Foundation is located." You are temporarily halted while his liability is established ," the official said , noting that one of the assumptions of the accident indicates that the bus driver pumping gas at a fuel container with contraband when the explosion occurred .Police said the delivery driver that occurred after the hypothesis of guilt , leading to families of victims to attack your home and look for parallel disseminated to the authorities .According to a survivor girl , the driver " got off the bus to get fuel and we were up all children . From time to time the bus started to spark , then the driver ran to get water and then left ."" I left the window glass and took my sister but I could not save my two brothers ," the 11 -year local press said.