A gas tanker has exploded after a collision with a trailer truck, causing each autos to be engulfed in flames in a collection of explosions. Fuel from the forty,000-litre tank spilled out onto the road, spreading about 1 kilometre to nearby properties and into the sewers. People making an attempt to douse the spreading flames discovered they were just pushing the flaming gas further down the street, 20 vehicles, bikes and tuk tuks parked along the highway have been broken or destroyed in the hearth. Many individuals have been injured, but there is not a actual rely.
The fuel tanker truck and the trailer truck collided on Highway 24 within the Isaan province Buri Ram. The drivers had been capable of flee earlier than the primary explosion. There have been a series of explosions because the gasoline spread and close by residents fled their properties. Exclusive tried to place the flames out with faucet water, but hearth continued to spread.
50 fireplace engines responded to the fire and the street was closed off for a radius of 5 kilometres. It took firefighters greater than 4 hours to extinguish the hearth. The oil firm was called to soundly unload 30,000 litres of gas that was left within the tanker.
SOURCE: Bangkok Post
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