Updated at 1:20 p.m. BJT
At least 123 people have been killed after an oil tanker caught fire in Bahawalpur district, Punjab Province in eastern Pakistan on Sunday morning, senior local government official Rana Mohammad Saleem Afzal told state television.
Witnesses said some people were smoking at the scene after the oil tanker overturned, which could have helped start the deadly blaze.
The incident also left more than 100 people injured as many people in the area had collected the leaking oil from the tanker, media reported.
Vehicles have been burnt after the oil tanker caught fire. /GEO Photo
Dozens of vehicles, including 75 motorbikes and six cars, were engulfed in the blaze near the national highway.
The cause of the fire is under investigation and rescue operations are still underway.
This is a developing story. Stay tuned to CGTN for more information
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