https://www.rt.com/news/393984-pakistan-highway-oil-tanker/
Over 100 people have burnt to death after an oil tanker overturned, spilling its payload onto a highway in the Pakistani city of Bahawalpur, local media report.
At least 123 people were killed according to Deputy Commissioner Rana Mohammad Saleem Abdul, as cited by Dawn.
At least another 100 people suffered severe burn wounds, according to the Express Tribune. They have been taken to two local hospitals in critical condition, Rescue 1122 Director General Dr. Rizwan Naseer told Geo TV Pakistan.
Army helicopters have been deployed to take the injured to the hospitals, according to army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
>>151892
>rt
i dont trust this source. i want something confirmed by cia medias,.
>>151892
From what I've read people tried to steal some of the spilled oil when it suddenly caught fire. That lessens my compassion for the thieves drastically.
>>151901
The scary part is that this is not the first time such incident happened. People don't learn.
luckily no humans were harmed in this incident
>>151895
the stories n the BBC News as well
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-40396036
>>151892
They all came to steal the stuff and ignored the warnings that they were given that it was dangerous. Hard to feel bad for them.
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/25/overturned-oil-tanker-explodes-in-pakistan-killing-more-than-100
>“According to the initial reports, somebody tried to light a cigarette, and when the spilt fuel caught fire, leading to the tanker’s explosion,” said Jam Sajjad Hussain, spokesman for the rescue services.
Smoking kills kids
>>151902
It was 45 minutes between the time it over turned and the time it exploded. The driver wasn't even injured seriously.
Hold up let me run head first toward this busted up combustion engine and batteries attached to a fuel spill, #yolo
>>151902
>The scary part is that this is not the first time such incident happened.
I've heard it happens with some regularity in Africa, where they'll tap into underground fuel pipes to siphon them and end up blowing up the whole neighborhood....
>>151931
They died trying to collect fuel, some were smoking.