#WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan | 4 dead and several injured in a major accident and fire incident in the Bhankrota area.
— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2024
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
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:42am on 20 Dec 2024,Friday India
A chemical-laden truck collided with an LPG tanker, causing a massive fire at a fuel station on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway, killing 5 and injuring 24 on Friday. The fire spread rapidly, engulfing 40 vehicles at the Bhankrota fuel station. Over 20 fire tenders were deployed to control the blaze. Jaipur District Magistrate Jitendra Soni confirmed the injured were rushed to Sawai Man Singh Hospital. Preliminary investigations revealed the collision triggered multiple vehicle fires. Authorities are conducting relief operations and investigating the cause. Eyewitnesses described the flames as overwhelming, with efforts to extinguish the fire continuing for hours.
