ablaze 復習
アフガニスタンでバス2台がタンクローリーに衝突し、52人が死亡する事故が起こりました。
Afghan Official: 52 Dead After Buses Collide With Tanker
Two buses and a fuel tanker collided Sunday on a major highway in Afghanistan, killing 52 people, officials said.
Another 73 people who had been on the buses were wounded in the accident, which set all three vehicles ablaze, said Jawed Salangi, spokesman for the governor of the eastern Ghazni province.
Records show the two buses were carrying a total of 125 passengers, Salangi said. "With 73 survivors out of the 125, 52 people are dead," he said, adding that the survivors had been transferred to hospitals.
The collision happened at 7 a.m. on the main highway linking the capital, Kabul, to the southern city of Kandahar. Salangi said the road had been cleared and re-opened early afternoon.
The buses were traveling one behind the other from Kabul to Kandahar when the accident happened, according to Mohammadullah Ahmadi, director of the provincial traffic department. He blamed the crash on reckless driving.
He said local residents helped firefighters and first responders pull survivors from the wreckage.
Road accidents are common in Afghanistan, where roads are often in poor condition and traffic laws are rarely enforced.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/buses-collide-fuel-tanker-afghanistan-dead-38962563
記事の中で気になった単語は、"ablaze"です。
まず、LDOCEで調べてみると、
1."burning strongly with a lot of flames"
2."very bright or colorful"
3."feeling or showing strong emotion, especially anger"
とありました。
『ジーニアス英和辞典』(大修館，第4版）では、「(炎をあげて)燃えて、輝いて、興奮して、かっかして」と載っていました。
したがって、ここでは、乗り物がとても激しく燃えていたことが読み取れます。(Akim)
