oil tanker

BEIJING: A tanker carrying Iranian oil that collided with a Chinese freight ship in the East China Sea was still on fire on Tuesday morning, the Chinese government said, as dozens of rescue boats struggled to control the blaze for a third…

BEIJING: A tanker carrying Iranian oil and run by the country’s top oil shipping operator was ablaze and spewing cargo into the East China Sea on Sunday after colliding with a Chinese bulk ship, leaving its 32 crew members missing, the…

KOT ADDU: At least three people lost their lives when an oil tanker caught fire in Kot Addu, Muzaffargarh district this morning, ARY News reported. According to rescue sources, the fire erupted in the oil tanker during welding and the…

VEHARI: Yet in another incident, an oil tanker overturned on Vehari’s Sinchawala road on Sunday, ARY News reported.  Soon after the incident, locals reached the crashing site and began drawing fuel from the oil container. No rescue…

HYDERABAD: An oil tanker carrying diesel careened off the super highway and into nearby land in the vicinity of Thana Bola Khan on  Saturday morning, ARY News reported. Police said the oil tanker carrying 32 thousands of liters veered…

ISLAMABAD: Holding Shell Pakistan Ltd (SPL) responsible for Ahmedpur Sharqia inferno, Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Friday has ordered the subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell to pay about Rs10 million as penalty against…

ATTOCK: An oil tanker, reportedly carrying as much as 50,000 litres of oil, overturned while taking a turn on Khor road here causing fuel leakage, ARY News reported on Sunday.  Acting swiftly, the rescue teams reached the spot and sealed…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Bahawalpur on Monday morning where he was briefed about the Ahmedpur Sharqia oil tanker tragedy. Speaking on the occasion, he ordered Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif to hold thorough…

BAHAWALPUR: At least 140 people were killed and more than 100 injured when an oil tanker overturned due to ‘over speeding’ on National Highway near Ahmedpur Sharqia, Bahawalpur on Sunday morning, ARY News reported. Rescue officials said …

PARIS: At least 123 people were killed and scores injured in central Pakistan early Sunday when a fire erupted after crowds rushed to collect fuel from an overturned oil tanker. Here are the most serious such incidents around the world…