Fire broke out and destroys Tankers
The fire broke out during the welding work at the site. Four to five empty oil tankers were damaged: DIG South
KARACHI: A fire broke out at an oil terminal and engulfed multiple oil tankers near the Younis Oil area in Keamari on Tuesday, police and rescue services officials said.
They added, all the tankers were empty at the time of the incident.
DIG South Syed Asad Raza said that no loss of life was reported in the incident. “The fire broke out during the welding work at the site. Four to five empty oil tankers were damaged, three of them significantly, but there were no casualties,” he said.
The police said the incident occurred behind Kausar Mosque in Shirin Jinnah Colony Block 2, where an oil disposal point is located. The blaze quickly spread due to the presence of flammable material, affecting several oil tankers parked nearby.