100 killed in Pakistan oil tanker fire

At least 100 people were killed when an oil tanker caught fire after it overturned in Pakistan's Punjab province on Sunday morning, police said.

Seventy-five others were severely injured as the oil tanker caught on fire and exploded on a highway in in Bahawalpur city's Ahmed Pur Sharqia area, Dawn news reported.

The fire brigade arrived on the site of the incident shortly after the blaze started and rescue operations were initiated.

Two fire engines battled the fire and eventually gained control over it.

Six cars and 12 motorcycles parked in the vicinity were also severely damaged.

--IANS

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