Sullia, May 28, 2013 : Locals had a field day collecting as much petrol as possible after a petrol tanker that was on way to Kushalnagar from Mangalore overturned near Bolubailu on May 27, Monday.
As soon as the tanker overturned, petrol began to seep from a crack and noticing it, two-wheeler riders and many others rushed to the spot with cans in hand to fill them with oil. Some were even seen with vessels in hand and some others with even pots.
The petrol filling work was on even as vehicles moved on the road and the people were busy filling their cans with petrol least bothered about the repercussions of any spark. The fire service personnel who rushed to the spot, plugged the leakage and the Sullia police dispersed the crowd that gathered around.