Earlier today, the city of light turned into the city of darkness.
You may have seen it on the news, but Karachi’s skies were aflame today.
An oil tanker overturned and exploded in Sher Shah’s Gulbai flyover in Karachi earlier this morning.
The fire spread and hit nearby cars, trucks and other vehicles that have were extinguished thanks to the local fire brigade. No casualties have been reported. The actual explosion occurred when the oil spilt onto the streets and then caught fire as the tanker had broken into two pieces.
After reportedly hours of combating the fire, the local fire brigade was able to put out and control the situation. According to reports, it took at least seven to eight engines to put out the fire. Again, no casualties have been reported but a number of vehicles were destroyed in the incident.
Though the situation was handled rather effectively, images of the footage of the fire and its smoke have been circulating on social media.
Like, wildfire.
1. #Karachi: Today morning – Oil tanker crashes & burst into two pieces on #GulBai Flyover, #SherShah Colony. Authorities sealed the entry & exit points to the bridge. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. #KHIAlerts pic.twitter.com/RfC01GZkoI
— SherY – (@SherySyed_) April 10, 2019
3. #Karachi: The Oil tanker|s fire on #GulBai Flyover, #SherShah Colony was so intense (said to be Category-3) that the smoke billowing from the site of the crash could be seen from as far away as I.I. Chundrigar Road. #KHIAlerts pic.twitter.com/HYxKaIcLrD
— SherY – (@SherySyed_) April 10, 2019
The scenes on social media almost looked apocalyptic with pitch black skies taking over the beach town.
The black smoke covering the sky near IIChundrigar road after oil tanker caught fire, few HRS ago at Gulbai bridge. #Karachi pic.twitter.com/E453Pwls0d
— Saman Siddiqui (@Ssiddiquisaman) April 10, 2019
Oil tanker carting thousands of liter of fuel burst into flames along with several other vehicles engulfed in flames, after it turned turtle near Gulbai Flyover, commuters please avoid the area, rescue operations underway #Karachi #Pakistan video courtesy @khalid_pk pic.twitter.com/Go1H4iWdAg
— Regional Security Advisory 👁️ (@regsecadvisory) April 10, 2019
A fire broke out after an oil tanker overturned and exploded in Sher Shah’s Gul Bai Flyover in Karachi Wednesday morning. pic.twitter.com/2Z21hyij0C
— NewsLab (@newslabpk) April 10, 2019
The oil tanker that had hit an NICVD tanker at Shershah Gulbai area, has broken into pieces, resulting in massive fire that engulfed almost entire area#Karachi
video credit; @Samarjournalist pic.twitter.com/4cTj1MAZK9— Khalid khi (@khalid_pk) April 10, 2019
Just two years ago, over one hundred people were killed in an oil tanker capsize on the National Highway near Bahawalpur. All we can be thankful for is that no people were hurt in the process and as the day goes on, let’s hope that the handling of the accident went as well as it possibly could.
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Cover photo source: @Ssiddiquisaman/@SherySyed_ Via Twitter