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Pakistan Bahawalpur oil tanker fire: Death toll reaches 165

Pakistan Bahawalpur oil tanker fire: Death toll reaches 165
29 Jun 2017
  • The death toll in Pakistan's Bahawalpur oil tanker fire has gone up to 165, with five more people succumbing to their injuries today, including the driver.
  • Identification of 125 people had been done through DNA; the process was still underway for the others.
  • Over 40 victims are still battling for their lives in hospitals in Multan and Lahore.

    • What had happened?
    25 Jun 2017
  • An oil tanker caught fire in Bahawalpur in Pakistan's Punjab province on 25th June The tanker skidded and toppled and the people rushed to collect the fuel that was leaking.
  • The fire burnt everyone and charred the bodies beyond recognition. The death toll is expected to rise as many more may die in the hospital.
  • Fire brigade had started the rescue mission immediately.

    • Imran Khan grieves the death of those killed in Bahawalpur
    FACT
    Imran Khan, former cricketer and Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in a tweet said "Shocking & heartbreaking tragedy this morning in Ahmedpur Sharkia: oil tanker blaze killing 200. A national tragedy of epic proportions."

    PM, President and Army chief express grief
    25 Jun 2017
  • Official broadcaster Radio Pakistan announced that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Mamnoon Hussain had expressed deep regret and anguish over the tragic accident in Bahawalpur.
  • Pakistani military's spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor also announced that the Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa had been overcome with grief over the lives lost in the fire.



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