5 Dead, 35 Hurt In Huge Jaipur Fire As 2 Trucks Collide Outside Petrol Pump

Jaipur:

No less than 5 individuals had been killed in a large fireplace that broke out following a truck collision outdoors a petroleum pump in Rajasthan’s Jaipur this morning. The incident passed off round 5:30 am on Ajmer Street when a CNG tanker parked close to the petrol pump caught fireplace after a truck collided with different autos.

In keeping with officers, a number of extra individuals are feared lifeless, whereas 35 others have been injured. A number of victims are in a essential situation, officers added.

At current, efforts are being made to extinguish the fireplace which has engulfed a number of autos parked close by.

The victims are being taken to a hospital and rescue operations are underway.

Visuals of the incident present a large blaze and a cloud of black smoke above it – which might be seen from a number of kilometers away. A number of automobiles had been additionally burnt.

In keeping with preliminary data, the truck that hit the opposite autos was reportedly loaded with a chemical.

“The fireplace has engulfed a number of vehicles. The variety of vehicles concerned within the incident isn’t clear. Some folks with burn accidents have been rushed to hospitals in ambulances,” Station Home Officer (SHO), Bhankrota, Manish Gupta advised information company PTI.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has additionally reached the hospital to satisfy the victims.

In one other incident earlier this week, drivers of two vehicles died after their autos caught fireplace following a collision in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district. The visitors on the freeway was halted until the fireplace was doused, officers stated.