Uasin Gishu firefighters warn public against siphoning fuel from overturned tankers

Onlookers at a site where a petroleum tanker overturned spilling fuel on the road in the section between Roysambu and Githurai Roundabout on Thursday, July, 14, 2022. [File. Standard].

Firefighters in Uasin Gishu County have urged the public to stay away from accident scenes involving petroleum tankers and other flammable materials to prevent future fatalities.

This warning comes after an incident yesterday at Maili Nne estate along the Eldoret-Webuye road, where a petroleum tanker transporting fuel from the Eldoret Pipeline Company depot to Kampala overturned, temporarily halting traffic on the busy highway.