Woman accused of spraying bus passengers with gasoline in Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 1 (UPI) -- A woman riding a bus in Kansas City, Mo., has been accused of spraying other passengers with gasoline and trying to set them on fire, officials said. The incident happened at about 5:30 a.m. Monday, The Kansas City (Mo.) Star reported. The woman apparently became upset with other passengers, then allegedly pulled a container of gasoline from her purse and started spraying other passengers with it, said Cindy Baker, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. She then tried to light a match, Baker said. "The passengers jumped in and prevent the flame from hitting anything," Baker said. There were about 12 people on the bus at the time of the incident, police said. Emergency crews arrived at the scene and cleaned up passengers. Some passengers suffered minor injuries, police said.