DAMMAM – A fuel tanker burst into flames while servicing a gas station in Al-Qatif. Five cars at the site were burned in the resulting blaze. Nearby homes were quickly evacuated by firefighters. The fire was contained however, it completely destroyed the gas station. “No one was injured in the fire but the five fuel reservoirs at the station were completely damaged,” said Col. Mansour Al-Dawsari, spokesman for Eastern Province Civil Defense. The cause of the fire is being probed and owners of the damaged vehicles will be compensated after investigations are completed.
