HAZARIBAG: At least 16 people were burnt alive and six suffered burn injuries when an oil tanker over turned at Palu Ghat nine km from here.

Petrol from the tanker started flowing on the road immediately after overturning and many passersby collected the fuel in buckets. The tanker exploded suddenly and the blaze engulfed them all.

Article extracted from this publication >> June 1, 1990