国际英语资讯:143 killed, 156 injured in Pakistan oil tanker fire
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 25-- <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 143 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> 156 <span word="others">others</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bahawalpur">Bahawalpur</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Punjab">Punjab</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Javaid">Javaid</span> <span word="Iqbal">Iqbal</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medic">medic</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="Bahawalpur">Bahawalpur</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> 143 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Multan">Multan</span> <span word="succumbed">succumbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>.</p><p><span word="Iqbal">Iqbal</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="over">over</span> 20 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>, <span word="currently">currently</span> 108 <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span>, 31 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nishtar">Nishtar</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Multan">Multan</span> <span word="and">and</span> 17 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bahawalpur">Bahawalpur</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 75 <span word="motorbikes">motorbikes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="police">police</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="littered">littered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="eyewitnesses">eyewitnesses</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6:23 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="around">around</span> 50,000 <span word="liters">liters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> <span word="skidded">skidded</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="tire">tire</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ahmad">Ahmad</span> <span word="Pur">Pur</span> <span word="Sharqia">Sharqia</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="about">about</span> 400 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lahore">Lahore</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Punjab">Punjab</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="motorbikes">motorbikes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="spilled">spilled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capsized">capsized</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="eyewitness">eyewitness</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="skidded">skidded</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="telephoned">telephoned</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span>.</p>
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