2 drivers face jail time for tanker truck blaze  

广州致20人死油罐车爆燃事故2名肇事司机获刑

广深沿江高速今年6月发生货车追尾油罐车引发爆燃事故，致20人死亡16人重伤，广州黄埔法院19日对该案2名肇事司机进行宣判，被告人周某海和刘某东分别领刑3年6个月和3年。

Guangzhou (CNS) -- Two drivers who caused a tanker truck fire that killed 20 people and seriously injured 16 were sentenced to prison by a Guangdong court Wednesday.

One driver was sentenced to six years in jail, the other three years and six months.

The fire occurred in the early morning of June 29 when one of the men drove a mid-size truck into the tanker, which was illegally parked on the expressway. 40 metric tons of solvent oil leaked from the tanker, then flowed beneath the expressway and caught fire.

The fire burned buildings and a container yard, killing 20 people, seriously injuring 16, slightly injuring 6 and maiming 1 other.

Illegal buildings under the expressway worsened the severity of the accident, according to the court.