Petrol tanker catches fire, doused

Muscat: A tanker carrying petrol, that caught fire, was doused by firefighting teams who managed to contain the fire without any injuries being recorded.

"Firefighting teams of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Department in the Governorate of Dhofar were able to put out a fire that broke out in a tank containing petroleum in the Awqad Industrial Area in the Wilayat of Salalah, without registering any injuries," a statement said.