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Oil tanker catches fire on NH 31 in Bengal

An oil tanker caught fire on NH 31 in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. Two fire engines have been rushed to the spot.

Oil tanker on fire

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Published : Oct 17, 2019, 1:39 PM IST

Updated : Oct 17, 2019, 2:13 PM IST

Jalpaiguri:An oil tanker caught fire after being hit by a dumper near Bandhunagar in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal on Thursday morning.

Oil tanker on fire

The driver of the tanker is injured.

Four fire tenders immediately rushed to the spot and controlled the fire.

Ganesh Roy, the oil tanker driver said: "I loaded the tanker from New Jalpaiguri depot and was going to Belacoba. On the way, a dumper hit the tank and fire broke out near Bandhunagar."

The tanker was carrying 8000 litres petrol and 4000 litres diesel.

The incident stopped the traffic for two hours.

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