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Pakistan oil tanker inferno kills 153

By Duncan Mil

June 26, 2017 - At least 153 people died and dozens were injured after a fuel tanker overturned and exploded outside the eastern city of Bahawalpur in Pakistan's Punjab province.

People from nearby villages had been using buckets, bottles and cans to scoop up some of the 25,000 litres of fuel gushing onto the road for about an hour when the tanker exploded in a massive fireball.

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PUBLISHED: 26/06/2017; STORY: Graphic News
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