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Petrol pump catches fire during oil transfer

RAWALPINDI: Fire suddenly erupted in a petrol pump at Pir Wadhai General Bus Stand and engulfed passenger buses and an oil tanker when the oil tanker caught fire during transfer of oil in underground oil tank on Saturday midnight, Rescue 1122 said.At least three buses and some other vehicles trapped

By our correspondents
January 25, 2015
RAWALPINDI: Fire suddenly erupted in a petrol pump at Pir Wadhai General Bus Stand and engulfed passenger buses and an oil tanker when the oil tanker caught fire during transfer of oil in underground oil tank on Saturday midnight, Rescue 1122 said.
At least three buses and some other vehicles trapped in the rising flames scattered in and adjacent area of the PSO petrol pump.
The firefighters of Rescue 1122 were trying to overcome the fire till the filing of this report.