5 hours Ago By Chanshimla Varah
A massive fire erupted on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on Friday morning after a truck carrying chemicals collided with an LPG tanker. The incident, which took place near a fuel station in the Bhankrota area of Jaipur , killed at least four people and injured nearly 24 others. The fire quickly spread to the nearby fuel station, engulfing several parked vehicles.
Around 40 vehicles parked at the fuel station were engulfed. Fire engulfs vehicles, emergency services respond To douse the flames, about 20 fire tenders were deployed. Jaipur's District Magistrate Jitendra Soni confirmed that "around 23-24 people have been injured in this incident.
" The injured were rushed to Sawai Man Singh Hospital for treatment. Station House Officer Manish Gupta said that the number of trucks involved in the incident is not clear, but efforts to manage the situation are underway. Visuals from the crash site #WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan | 4 dead and several injured in a major accident and fire incident in the Bhankrota area.
A fire broke out due to the collision of many vehicles one after the other. Efforts are being made to douse the fire. pic.
twitter.com/3WHwok5u8W Injured rushed to hospital, highway traffic halted Traffic on the highway has been stopped as authorities continue their investigation into what led to this horrific accident. "The blast in the LPG container was massive.
We are not sure if the petrol pump caught the fire or not," Rajasthan Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said. Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma assessed the situation and visited SMS Hospital to meet with people injured in the accident..
