Pakistan-Oil Tanker Fire

153 killed in Pakistan oil tanker fire

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Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, east Pakistan - June 25, 2017
1. People at hospital; man injured in oil tanker fire sent to hospital
2. Various of local villagers talking
3. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Mohammad Kabir, local orchardist (partially overlaid with shot 4):
"In fact, I told them [my relatives] to go to my mango orchard this morning, but they saw many people trying to collect the [spilled] oil after the oil tanker had an accident near my orchard, so they joined them. Then suddenly a blast occurred and they all caught fire. Two people of my family died and two others were injured. The fire killed one son and one brother of mine, with another son and brother injured."
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4. Villagers talking
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5. Various of burnt vehicles, bodies at accident site

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Death toll has risen to 153 from the oil tanker fire that broke out in the Bahawalpur district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province Sunday morning, rescuers said.

The number of deaths may rise further as about 40 out of the about 100 injured people are in critical conditions, according to an official of local hospital.

A total of 75 motorbikes and six vehicles, including a traffic police vehicle, were burnt out in the fire, said police. The site was littered with numerous bodies burned beyond recognition.

According to the police, the tragedy took place at 06:23 local time when an oil tanker fully loaded with around 50,000 liters of petrol skidded off the road after tire burst on a highway in Ahmad Pur Sharqia, a small town about 400 kilometers southwest of Lahore, capital city of Punjab Province.

The fire broke out after many people from nearby villages came in motorbikes to collect the oil spilled out from the capsized oil tanker.

"In fact, I told them [my relatives] to go to my mango orchard this morning, but they saw many people trying to collect the [spilled] oil after the oil tanker had an accident near my orchard, so they joined them. Then suddenly a blast occurred and they all caught fire. Two people of my family died and two others were injured. The fire killed one son and one brother of mine, with another son and brother injured," said Mohammad Kabir, a local orchardist.

Ambulances and helicopters were called in to shift the injured to hospitals in different cities, with the highly critically injured being referred to better hospitals.

The cause of the fire is under further investigation.

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  • ID : 8054129
  • Dateline : June 25, 2017
  • Location : Bahawalpur,Pakistan
  • Category : disaster and accident
  • Duration : 1'21
  • Audio Language : Urdu/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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  • Published : 2017-06-26 11:19
  • Last Modified : 2017-07-14 06:59:00
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  • ID : 8054129
  • Dateline : 25 juin 2017
  • Location : Bahawalpur,Pakistan
  • Category : disaster and accident
  • Duration : 1'21
  • Audio Language : Ourdou/Nats
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  • Published : 2017-06-26 15:47
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  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8054129
  • Dateline : 25 يونيو 2017
  • Location : بهاوالبور,باكستان
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  • Dateline : 25 июн 2017
  • Location : Бахавалпур,Пакистан
  • Category : disaster and accident
  • Duration : 1'21
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  • Published : 2017-06-26 14:59
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  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8054129
  • Dateline : 25 Jun. 2017
  • Location : Bahawalpur,Pakistán
  • Category : disaster and accident
  • Duration : 1'21
  • Audio Language : Urdu/Nats
  • Source : Televisión Central de China
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  • Published : 2017-06-26 15:20
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Pakistan-Oil Tanker Fire

153 killed in Pakistan oil tanker fire

Dateline : June 25, 2017

Location : Bahawalpur,Pakistan

Duration : 1'21

  • English
  • Français
  • العربية
  • Pусский
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Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, east Pakistan - June 25, 2017
1. People at hospital; man injured in oil tanker fire sent to hospital
2. Various of local villagers talking
3. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Mohammad Kabir, local orchardist (partially overlaid with shot 4):
"In fact, I told them [my relatives] to go to my mango orchard this morning, but they saw many people trying to collect the [spilled] oil after the oil tanker had an accident near my orchard, so they joined them. Then suddenly a blast occurred and they all caught fire. Two people of my family died and two others were injured. The fire killed one son and one brother of mine, with another son and brother injured."
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4. Villagers talking
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
5. Various of burnt vehicles, bodies at accident site


Death toll has risen to 153 from the oil tanker fire that broke out in the Bahawalpur district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province Sunday morning, rescuers said.

The number of deaths may rise further as about 40 out of the about 100 injured people are in critical conditions, according to an official of local hospital.

A total of 75 motorbikes and six vehicles, including a traffic police vehicle, were burnt out in the fire, said police. The site was littered with numerous bodies burned beyond recognition.

According to the police, the tragedy took place at 06:23 local time when an oil tanker fully loaded with around 50,000 liters of petrol skidded off the road after tire burst on a highway in Ahmad Pur Sharqia, a small town about 400 kilometers southwest of Lahore, capital city of Punjab Province.

The fire broke out after many people from nearby villages came in motorbikes to collect the oil spilled out from the capsized oil tanker.

"In fact, I told them [my relatives] to go to my mango orchard this morning, but they saw many people trying to collect the [spilled] oil after the oil tanker had an accident near my orchard, so they joined them. Then suddenly a blast occurred and they all caught fire. Two people of my family died and two others were injured. The fire killed one son and one brother of mine, with another son and brother injured," said Mohammad Kabir, a local orchardist.

Ambulances and helicopters were called in to shift the injured to hospitals in different cities, with the highly critically injured being referred to better hospitals.

The cause of the fire is under further investigation.

ID : 8054129

Published : 2017-06-26 11:19

Last Modified : 2017-07-14 06:59:00

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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