The Fire Service is calling for fire safety education for tanker owners, drivers and users of fuel tankers.

The Deputy Public Relations Officer Prince Billy Anaglate said such education is to avoid preventable fire disasters, destruction of lives and properties especially on the road.

He gave this advice in an interview with Joy News a day after a tanker fire disaster caused lots of havoc, Saturday night around the Kasoa Toll Booth.

Explaining what happened, he said they were contacted around 9:50 pm that a tanker vehicle loaded with fuel caught fire off the Weija road heading to Kasoa.

According to him, the long shaft of the tanker vehicle removed whilst the vehicle was moving. This caused some friction with sparks of fire.

To worsen matters there were leakages from the tanker which triggered the fire.

It took well over four hours for the fire men to douse the flames leaving behind a completely burnt vehicle.

Photo Lib: of a burnt fire vehicle

The driver of the tanker escaped unhurt but has been unavailable for comment.

Billy Anaglate said the accident was preventable if the driver had observed basic fire safety precaution.

"All those people driving should be available for fire safety education. It is important for the owners of the tankers should at least appreciate the importance of fire safety education with their drivers and the mates.

“If you are driving and you observe that the long shaft is removed and you don’t have to keep moving.

“The metal being scratched on the street could create friction, heat and that will be enough to ignite fire,” he said.

He called on owners of the tanker vehicles to protect their investments by providing the drivers of their vehicles some basic fire safety education.