As many as 140 people were burnt to death while around 100 others
were left injured as an oil tanker caught fire after overturning on
National Highway in Ahmedpur Sharqia near Bahawalpur in Pakistan this
morning.
According to rescue sources, an
oil tanker turned upside down on Pakka Pul apparently due to over
speeding after which people from the village Basti Ramzan Joiya area
swarmed the site to collect fuel that was spilling from the oil tanker. Unfortunately, the tanker burst into flames.
Eyewitnesses
said some people in the vicinity were smoking cigarettes, which could
have ignited the deadly fire that killed 140 people including women and
kids. It is feared that the death toll could mount further.
Rescue
workers rushed the injured to the Bahawalpur Victoria hospital. They
said a DNA test would be needed for identification of deceased due to
charred bodies.
Medical Superintendent of
Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital Dr. Amir Bukhari while talking to ARY News
detailed that the district administration was facilitating the victims.
‘Emergency has been declared in hospitals’ said Dr. Amir.
Source: Daily Pakistan.
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