Massive fire in petrol tanker in Turial claims 11 lives, accused held

The Mizoram Police have arrested one person who allegedly lit a lighter in the middle of the road near a fuel tanker which claimed 11 lives in the Turial area of Aizawl district in the state. According to the police, at 4:35pm on October 29, one tanker carrying 22,000 litres of petrol that was supposed to be delivered at Champhai met with an accident near the Tuirial Airfield by turning turtle on the main road, thus spilling petrol out from the tanker on the surface of the road. A lot of people had gathered to collect and store the spilt petrol when it suddenly caught fire around 5.50pm and four people lost their life on the spot. Bawngkawn Police immediately proceeded with the investigation and based on the information from a reliable source, the police arrested one person identified as TBC Lallawmawma, 28, of the Tuirial at midnight of November 1.