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Deadly oil tanker explosion in Pakistan kills more than 150 people

Pakistani rescue workers examine the site of an oil tanker explosion at a highway near Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Sunday, June 25, 2017. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing more than one hundred people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said.
Pakistani rescue workers examine the site of an oil tanker explosion at a highway near Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Sunday, June 25, 2017. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing more than one hundred people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said.
Iram Asim, AP
A Pakistani Army soldier stands guard amidst the burnt vehicles at the scene of an Oil tanker accident on the outskirts of Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
A Pakistani Army soldier stands guard amidst the burnt vehicles at the scene of an Oil tanker accident on the outskirts of Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Faisal Kareem, European Pressphoto Agency
People cry behind the body of a dead relative as victims of an oil tanker blast are brought to a hospital in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
People cry behind the body of a dead relative as victims of an oil tanker blast are brought to a hospital in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Faisal Kareem, European Pressphoto Agency
Pakistani rescue workers and paramedics bring a burn victim injured after an oil tanker caught fire following an accident on a highway to a hospital in Multan, Pakistan.
Pakistani rescue workers and paramedics bring a burn victim injured after an oil tanker caught fire following an accident on a highway to a hospital in Multan, Pakistan.
Mansoor Abbas, AFP/Getty Images
Members of an Anti Terrorist Squad and forensic experts inspect a burst and burnt out Oil tanker truck at the site of an accident on the outskirts of Bahawalpur, Pakistan on June 25, 2017.
Members of an Anti Terrorist Squad and forensic experts inspect a burst and burnt out Oil tanker truck at the site of an accident on the outskirts of Bahawalpur, Pakistan on June 25, 2017.
Faisal Kareem, European Pressphoto Agency
Pakistan army soldiers stands guard while rescue workers examine the site of an oil tanker explosion at a highway near Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Pakistan army soldiers stands guard while rescue workers examine the site of an oil tanker explosion at a highway near Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Iram Asim, AP