Mizoram: 4 dead, 10 injured as petrol-carrying tanker catches fire

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Aizawl: In an unfortunate incident, a petrol-carrying tanker caught fire on Saturday, October 29, 2022, killing at least 4 and injuring 10 in Mizoram’s Aizawal district. The incident took place at the Tuirial area where a tanker carrying petrol caught fire. Superintendent of Police (SP) of Aizawl, C. Lalruaia, told ANI that four bodies have been recovered from the site of the incident so far.

Mizoram | At least 4 people died & 10 others injured in a fire incident in Tuirial, Aizawl district, after a tanker carrying petrol caught fire. More details awaited

"A four-wheeler taxi & two 2-wheelers got damaged in the incident," Aizawl SP C Lalruaia pic.twitter.com/7i0aDNPoGC

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"10 other persons were also injured in the incident. One four-wheeler taxi and two 2-wheelers were damaged in the fire incident," the police official said.