Firefighters cool down the charred wreck of the petrol tanker in Pak Thong Chai district, Nakhon Ratchasima, on Wednesday. (Photo by Prasit Tangprasert)NAKHON RATCHASIMA -- A 22-wheel tanker carrying 50,000 litres of petrol was engulfed in flames while transferring the fuel into a storage tank at a petrol station in Pak Thong Chai district on Wednesday. The incident occurred shortly before 1pm at a Susco petrol station at Ban Tha Nam Sap in tambon Nok Ok. While the fuel was being transferred into the storage tank, sparks were coming from underneath the truck, which was then suddenly engulfed in flames, witnesses said. He was admitted to Pak Thong Chai Hospital.

Source: Bangkok Post March 29, 2017 11:03 UTC