Chengdu police said the June 5 bus fire that killed 27 and injured 74 was deliberately set by a man who was unhappy with his family's financial support, according to a Xinhua report.

The arsonist, 62-year-old Jiangsu native Zhang Yunliang, is believed by police to have started the fire in the back of the bus, where he burned to death.

A police spokesperson said that the unemployed Zhang had threatened suicide due to displeasure with the financial assistance he was receiving from his family.

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