Oil tanker catches fire after overturning near Nawabshah
The tanker was carrying more than 1,000 litres of petrol
July 01, 2017
NAWABSHAH: An oil tanker caught fire after it overturned near Qazi Ahmed town on the National Highway on Saturday.
Fire brigade managed to control the blaze soon after the incident happened.
The vehicle's driver and his helper were reported to be safe, sources told Geo News.
The tanker was carrying thousands of litres of petrol, the police said after it cordoned off the area.
192 people lost their lives in a similar incident when an oil tanker overturned on the National Highway on June 25 -- a day before Eid was to be celebrated in most parts of the country.
A large number of people were charred to death on the spot as the overturned oil tanker exploded into an inferno. They included passers-by and residents of a nearby area, who had gathered to collect oil that was leaking from the tanker.
