Overturned gas tanker forces evacuation
(MENAFN- Arab News) ABHA: Civil Defense teams evacuated several homes and closed down a filling station after a gas tanker overturned close to Quaira village in Leeth Governorate on the Riyadh-Khamees Mushait Road.
The tanker which was carrying liquid gas had skidded and overturned but no leakages were found. The driver was injured and taken to a local hospital. The area was cordoned off as a precautionary measure.
Capt. Abdel Ellah Al-Shahrani assistant to the spokesman of the Asir Civil Defense said many people were evacuated from their homes a gas station closed down and electricity cut off as a precaution.
He said that a Wadi Al-Dawasir Civil Defense team and police officers helped with the operations. Two tankers were sent to the location and transferred the gas. Each tanker carried 30000 liters.
The tanker which was carrying liquid gas had skidded and overturned but no leakages were found. The driver was injured and taken to a local hospital. The area was cordoned off as a precautionary measure.
Capt. Abdel Ellah Al-Shahrani assistant to the spokesman of the Asir Civil Defense said many people were evacuated from their homes a gas station closed down and electricity cut off as a precaution.
He said that a Wadi Al-Dawasir Civil Defense team and police officers helped with the operations. Two tankers were sent to the location and transferred the gas. Each tanker carried 30000 liters.
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