Gov’t honors man who died after driving burning tanker away from gas station

CAIRO - 9 June 2025: The prime minister has mourned a man who sacrificed his life to drive a burning oil tanker away from a gas station in 10th of Ramadan City, Sharkia.

Khaled Shawki, 54, died Monday of severe burns he sustained on June 1. He was supplying the gas station with oil when its load started burning. Realizing that if the oil tanks in the gas station itself caught fire hundreds of lives might be lost, who jumped into the tanker and drove off. He was transferred to a hospital in a critical condition, where he succumbed to his injuries days later. 

From a village in Beni Ebaid, Dakahlia governorate in the Delta, Shawki was a father of four. His son’s wedding was supposed to be on June 19.

A street in 10th of Ramadan City has been named after Shawki in honor of his sacrifice. The 10th of Ramadan City Authority said in a statement that “heroism  is not exclusive to battlefields, but also at work and in daily life.”

The Ministry of Labor announced it would give Shawki’s family L.E.200,000 in compensation, as well as pension. The Ministry of Solidarity announced giving another L.E. 100,000.