Oil Tanker Explosion in Pakistan Claims At Least 140 Lives
The tanker caught fire and exploded apparently after fuel leakage from its damaged containers.
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At least 140 people were burnt alive and around 75 others injured after an overturned oil tanker caught fire and exploded near Bahawalpur city in Pakistan's Punjab province on 25 June.
According to reports, a crowd gathered around the tanker, to collect fuel, after it had overturned in an accident. The fire brigade arrived on the site of the incident shortly after the blaze started and rescue operations were initiated. Read the full story here
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