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Death toll from oil tanker blaze rises to 153
The Belfast Telegraph ^ | June 25, 2017 | The Associated Press

Posted on 06/25/2017 4:31:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The death toll from an oil tanker fire in Pakistan has risen to 153, with dozens more in a critical condition, and the fatalities are expected to increase.

The disaster happened when scores of people from a village raced with jerry cans to the spot nearby where the vehicle had overturned to collect the leaking fuel.

The crowd screamed as the flames engulfed them, said Saznoor Ahmad, 30, whose two cousins were killed in the fire....

(Excerpt) Read more at belfasttelegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: accident; bonfireofthejihadis; darwinaward; deaths; dumbcrooks; islam; pakistan; petroleum
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Horrible.
1 posted on 06/25/2017 4:31:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

... the Awan brothers went back to Pakistan before they were arrested in DC ... /s


2 posted on 06/25/2017 4:34:25 PM PDT by Ken522
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Don’t feel too bad. These are the same creatures who would saw your head off in a New York minute. Who knows how many future terrorists met their end here.


3 posted on 06/25/2017 4:34:32 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Bonfire Of The Jihadis.


4 posted on 06/25/2017 4:40:09 PM PDT by MrEdd (MrEdd)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They thought Santa Claus had come and left them some free fuel. Guess they should have thought twice about wading around in a giant pool of flammable liquid. Wonder what started the fire. Some moron with a lit cigarette dangling out of the corner of his mouth?


5 posted on 06/25/2017 4:41:52 PM PDT by nhbob1
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That’s what I would do! Rush a burning oil tanker while carrying a jerry can! It’s brilliant - what could possibly go wrong??


6 posted on 06/25/2017 4:42:11 PM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No such thing as a free lunch, or free gas...


7 posted on 06/25/2017 4:42:29 PM PDT by Professional
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To: MrEdd; 2ndDivisionVet; All

Usually this kind of accident happens to Nigerians scrounging for leaked fuel.


8 posted on 06/25/2017 4:44:47 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The stupid, it burns.


9 posted on 06/25/2017 4:47:07 PM PDT by PilotDave (No, really, you just can't make this stuff up!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If only Louie the Looter had been on hand to teach them the vagaries of the craft.


10 posted on 06/25/2017 4:49:25 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: rigelkentaurus
That’s what I would do! Rush a burning oil tanker while carrying a jerry can! It’s brilliant - what could possibly go wrong??

It wasn't on fire until some Pakistani Einsteins decided to light cigarettes.

Pakistanis take their smoking seriously.

11 posted on 06/25/2017 4:51:10 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

....sheeeesh.....headline fooled me...I’m thinking....oil tanker....ship in port...Belfast....153 dead...how come it’s not on the news?....

....then read article.... Saw Pakistan....knew it was a weekly event...saturated with stupidity


12 posted on 06/25/2017 4:52:54 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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Horrible.

Indeed.

Reminds me of a great song though...

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Man on Fire

13 posted on 06/25/2017 5:00:36 PM PDT by Drew68
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‘Bonfire Of The Jihadis.’

*SNORT* Freepers are the BEST at this stuff! ;)


14 posted on 06/25/2017 5:00:53 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: PilotDave

:^)


15 posted on 06/25/2017 5:03:33 PM PDT by pa_dweller (President Donald Trump, President Donald Trump. Because I know you like seeing it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Someone came to my door this morning to see what I can do about the fires in Pakistan. I told him my hose only reached the curb.


16 posted on 06/25/2017 5:12:32 PM PDT by o-n-money (We should rename California to Newer Mexico.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Amen!


17 posted on 06/25/2017 5:24:58 PM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ho hum. Stupid is as stpid does.


18 posted on 06/25/2017 5:32:55 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Gene pool thinned out by 153 volunteers.


19 posted on 06/25/2017 5:41:31 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: gleeaikin
"Usually this kind of accident happens to Nigerians scrounging for leaked fuel."

Or beer.


20 posted on 06/25/2017 5:47:39 PM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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