An eyewitness claimed to have heard an explosion, but the pictures show the vehicle and surrounding structures intact. The fire itself may have been caused by a ruptured fuel tank from the crash or confrontation with police, or, in this case it appears likely, from incendiary materials. This tourist site is always packed with crowds. Xinhua implied that the car drove into a crowd just in front of where it stopped, but rumors claim that the car entered the sidewalk several blocks earlier. The original report of 11 injured may support the former claim, but the latest reports of two dead tourists (a Filipino woman and a man from Guangdong) and 38 injuries reflect the busy site and could support the rumor that the car drove down a longer length of the sidewalk. Three people in the vehicle were also killed, according to EastMoney.com.