Extinguishing a fire in a fuel tanker on the Homs-Damascus road

Homs (ST):  Homs firefighting cadres put out a fire that broke out in a fuel tanker loaded with gasoline due to its downfall on the Homs-Damascus international highway near the industrial city of Hasiya.

Brigadier General Hassan Ammar, commander of the Homs Fire Brigade, told a news reporter that the firefighting forces of the regiment, the Civil Defense, the Homs Refinery and the Al-Mateen Company were able to put out the fire that broke out in the tanker.

In turn, a source at the Public Roads Police Station in Hasiya explained that the cause of the deterioration of the tanker was the explosion of the front wheel, which led to its overturning, indicating that the driver was taken to the hospital for treatment.