Pakistan oil tanker inferno kills at least 123

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

At least 123 people were killed when a lorry transporting oil burst into flames near the Pakistani city of Ahmedpur East, local officials say.

A crowd had gathered reportedly to collect fuel leaking from the overturned vehicle when it caught fire. Dozens are being treated in hospital.

Unconfirmed reports suggest the tanker had been speeding when it overturned.

People smoking at the scene may have sparked the fire, Pakistan's Geo TV reports, quoting eyewitnesses.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-40396036

[luvMIdog]

1. How horrible. So frightening and sad

[Eugene]

2. Updated at OP link: Pakistan oil tanker inferno kills at least 140

Pakistan oil tanker inferno kills at least 140 (BBC)

Oil truck explosion kills 146 people in Pakistan (Reuters)

[LeftishBrit]

3. Horrible.

[Stuart G]

4. Sad..

[Eugene]

5. Pakistan fuel tanker inferno death toll tops 200

Source: BBC

Pakistan fuel tanker inferno death toll tops 200

3 July 2017 Asia

The death toll from a lorry fire in Pakistan last week has risen sharply, with more than 200 people killed.

The tanker carrying fuel burst into flames near Ahmedpur East on 25 June.

Villagers had gathered, reportedly to collect fuel leaking from the crashed tanker, when it caught fire. Dozens are being treated in hospital.

The death toll in the hours after the fire hit 150, but local officials now say it is at least 206, after more victims died in hospital.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40485671

[xor]

6. That is awful. Hard to imagine how that happened so that so many lost their lives.

At first I was imagining this took place in a busy market area inside a crowded city or something, but it seems to have taken place on a highway of sorts. N

[Igel]

7. This sounds more like Nigeria.

Fuel is leaking from some source, so people bring any container they can find. Free gasoline, kerosene, whatever. A crowd forms.

Then something ignites the fuel. A few seconds later the tanker's fully involved in flame, moments later it explodes.

This happens in Nigeria once or twice a year with "leaky" pipelines. Sometimes the leaks are intentional.