Firefighters extinguish fuel tanker blaze in Amman’s Madouna

Amman, June 17 (Petra) — Firefighters extinguished a blaze that
broke out in a fuel tanker loaded with gasoline in the Madouna area
on Wednesday evening, a spokesperson for the Public Security
Directorate (PSD) said.

Firefighting teams from the East Amman Civil Defense Directorate
brought the fire under control and prevented it from spreading to
nearby areas, the spokesperson added.

Paramedics administered first aid to two people who sustained various
burns. One injury was described as severe and the other as moderate,
and both were evacuated to a hospital for necessary treatment.

Competent authorities have launched an investigation to determine the
cause of the fire.

//Petra// AF