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Sullia: Leaking diesel, petrol flow on road - Locals make merry

  •   Tue, May 28 2013 11:34:16 AM

Sullia: Leaking diesel, petrol flow on road - Locals make merry

Daijiworld Media Network – Sullia (SP)

Sullia, May 28: A tanker carrying petrol and diesel tripped and fell across the road at Baitadka, Adkar near Jalsoor in the taluk on Monday May 27 evening and started leaking. The people, throwing all precautions to the wind, gathered at the spot in large numbers to collect diesel and petrol in containers of different sizes.

The tanker was carrying diesel and petrol to Kushalnagar from Mangalore, when it fell while negotiating a steep road bend.

Initially, diesel and petrol started trickling in small quantities, but the people who gathered there worked out a bigger hole so that they get ample opportunities to loot the leaking these highly inflammable liquids. Drums, cans, bottles, utensils, etc were used to carry the petroleum products home or fill the tanks of their vehicles.

The driver of the tanker, Monappa, and cleaner, Sushanth, however, escaped unhurt. The locals said that the bend here has become steeper after the road was widened two weeks back by Karnataka Road Development Corporation Ltd, and that heavy vehicles find it harder to negotiate this stretch.

The police later reached the spot, dispersed the crowd, and stopped the leakage by using clothes. A crane was hired to lift the truck from its position. 

  

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  • P.Sharath Kumar, Puttur

    Wed, May 29 2013

    Daylight robbers at a ' leaking party '.

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  • Ajit, Mangalore

    Wed, May 29 2013

    How does it matter, who won here? Grow up man.

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  • Peter, Bolkunje/Mangalore

    Wed, May 29 2013

    No difference between ordinary citizens and politicians. Given a chance ordinary citizens will behave in an identical manner. So why point fingers at politicians?

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  • Shashi Shetty, Santhoor/ Manipal

    Wed, May 29 2013

    There is a serious loss of self esteem and indentity crisis in the general public whole of country. it os time we must change our education system and shape better citizens for tomorrow. with these kind of citizens who are stealing a fuel from a broken vehicle who are as good as robing a dead our country cannot expect anything.

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  • Thomas Pascal Andrade, valencia / Toronto

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Crazy! I just wonder if anyone of those guys gathered there to get the fuel that was leaking from the tank, is aware of the enormous danger they were facing. Seeing those photographs I can say the people are so happy to collect the free-for-all diesel and they don't even have an iota of fear in their face. That is really terrifying.

    There were a few such cases in Nigeria and other parts of Africa, where people were collecting petrol that was leaking from pipes or tanks and suddenly the pipes getting exploded from some spark, destroying not only those on the spot to their charred bodies but also homes and buildings around the area to dust. I don't think a smoker would remember to be careful not to throw the cigarette-butt that is enough to ignite the fire.

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  • Vinod, Mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    When the public is looting like this, why blame politicians ?

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  • Browny - Kuwait, Kuwait

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Government must educate the people about the dangers of inflammable substances. People are innocent. They know only to cry after the disaster.

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  • Anilkumar, Mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    There are some safety standards for designing a fuel tanker. All advanced countries have strict control on this. There is need to introduce anti roll-over protection, safety guard to the overhead outlets, flame arrest or type venting etc. Unfortunately our country has advanced only in corruption and political games, taxing poor people more and more and allowing scam-masters and tax evaders to go free. Poor salaried people are made to pay tax and this is never put into good use.
    Why can't our RTO and Fire Depts bring in some new regulations on fuel tankers which they can copy from other countries?

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  • G R PRABHUJI, BEJAI

    Tue, May 28 2013

    I think that those public who are there all are mad ,because if it catches fire means all will die on the spot.Every body know the recent incident.No body know the value of life.

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  • pradip, mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    I liked the jolly good smile of person at the right side in brown shirt holding a can in the third photo. Feels like his was desperatly waiting for this kind of golden opportunity.

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, udupi

    Tue, May 28 2013

    They "Don't care" because of "FREE"

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  • William Rodrigues, Milagres, Mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    What a foolish act by public. If at all there would have been a spark then the whole truck would have caught fire and burst into flames. Surely then,lost some valid human lives. Why play in such a haste and careless manner. Oh God please save us

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  • Lingappa, Kuppepadavu/ Dublin

    Tue, May 28 2013

    We Indians are cheap & lack Civic sense. We loot at any opurtunity we get rather than helping the driver conductor or calling the local authorities.The lesser said about the cops the better.

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  • idree, dubai

    Tue, May 28 2013

    dear lingappa, becoz of one incident how could u judge all indians are cheap & less civic.
    the persons who r all rushed to collect the petrol thy r nt less civic, thy are all common indian citizen who sufferd petrol price, i partialy agree with u abt thr neglegence of value of life.
    for tht do nt use such a harsh words...think twice before u posting such a words...

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  • Lingappa, Kuppepadavu/ Dublin

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Mate ! I did not mean to offend, but this is the ground reality and this is not the first and last example, The 'agrees' on my comments is self explanatory.

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  • Naaz, mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Thank god they not brought vehicle to directly fill the tank..

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  • Shailesh, mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    If the police would'nt have come even all the tyres of the tanker would have gone missing.

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  • Shawn, mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Ha Ha Ha ... Mr. Shailesh, you are absolutely right. I can't control my laughter reading your comments. Infact looking at peoples excitment in the above photos, I guess the whole tanker would have gone missing, once the diesel gets over.

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  • CYRIL MASCARENHAS, KIREM/MIRA ROAD/DXB-SHARJAH

    Tue, May 28 2013

    GOOD... LIQUOR WAS NOT LEAKED..OTHERWISE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE STARTED DRINKING AFTER FILLING THE BOTTLES/CONTAINERS..AND SAID JAI SIDANNA...

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  • Patric, Jeppu, Mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    People of "Small Mind"

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  • prp, mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Dear Patric, Jeppu, Mangalore

    Only in this place of DK, BJP won a seat

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  • Bollu, Mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Patric..
    Cannot even blame them..
    In developing countries like in Japan..'tomatoes' are grown in between lanes..if by chance fallen out..people as a duty keep them in it's original place...as it's belonged to government..
    In our country..government itself is 'corrupt'..that's the reason people fed-up with living conditions..are are involved in such things..a cheap act..!! Day is not too long..when people enter your home..and snatch food..!!
    Reason behind..government not providing basic amenites to public..that's there right..!!

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  • Shawn, mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Well said Mr. Bollu.
    You are 100 percent correct.
    India is in bad condition only because of the corrupt government.

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  • Mario, Goa

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Risking Life for sake of few litres of Petrol and Diesal.

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  • BAHU, MANGALORE

    Tue, May 28 2013

    PLZ.. NO SMOKING

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  • JOHN R LOBO, Kaikamba/Dubai

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Alas these people totaly forgot HPCL LPG tanker accident/Inferno.

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  • Naaz, Mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    this is human nature forget the past step into fast moving life…now a days people will forgot family people in few days after death..' we not fearing god, wealth should get any ways right or wrong not matters'.

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  • Alexander Prashanth Menezes, Karkala/Dubai

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Shameless and irresponsible act by the people as well as authorities in containing this Oil Spill. Who is going to be held responsible for the Environment damage this Oil spill caused to the nature. Has anyone thought about the risk it posed to the people around, vehicle that are plying on these roads and damage to the surroundings? Well I would say the answer is we don't care attitude of people to the Environment we live in.

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  • Shawn, mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Luckily the tanker did not contain liquor. In this case even the police would have enjoyed their share.

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  • pradip, mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Ha Ha Ha... I am imagining brands like Royal Stag, Mc Dowells, Imperial Blue flowing out of the tanker.

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  • sriram, mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    I am imagining police sitting at the corner with their glasses and few people among the crowd serving them.

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  • ESKEY, UDUPI

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Well done Sulliaites,some of you have tried your best to become national news. Thankfully your efforts did not succeed. Public will never learn. People have not spared even chips packet of the bike rider who got killed in collision with private bombay bus near katapadi some years ago. We have become so shameless see the way within minutes how people managed those big containers to collect diesel. One person (yellow bucket) appears to have taken bath in diesel.

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  • Bollu, Mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Here no one try to help driver..
    Everybody think of themselves...
    Driver is on shock..thinking how to re-pay lost amount to the owner..and damage occur to tanker..
    At last poor many suffers..due to natural disaster..
    It looks like same in 60's British Ship carrying 'Gold Biscuits' bound to Bombay..involved in 'Fire'..It fled too far..people are after Gold Biscuits too collect..by which some are become 'rich' overnight..!!

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  • Krishna, Mangalore

    Tue, May 28 2013

    The public was lucky enough, since no one threw any cigarette / beedi but in the leaking oil, otherwise there would have been another INFERNO. The public proved that they are illiterate and do not have common sense. GOD SAVE SUCH IRRESPONSIBLE PUBLIC. The Police should have swung in to action, cordoned off the area, safety and precautionary measures should have undertaken. The Police should have done this job at least for the salaries they are taking.

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  • Aubb, Kuwait

    Tue, May 28 2013

    @Krishna,
    what can you expect from the police that arrives when the whole drama is over like in Hindi movies...???(this is usual practice)

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  • Das, Kudla

    Tue, May 28 2013

    Osi jeevana ve lesu sarvajna.
    Bitti sikkidre nam janaru bidthaara, Minister sikkidre nam politicians hana maadalvaa..

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