Jaipur Fire Tragedy: The casualty from the vessel accident on Bhankrota Ajmer Road in Jaipur got to 14, DCP West Jaipur Amit Kumar verified. The mishap on Friday triggered an enormous fire after a chemical-laden vehicle rammed an LPG vessel and various other cars.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi provided acknowledgements to the family members of those eliminated in the Jaipur-Ajmer freeway mishap. In a message on X, the PMO stated, “Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the accident on Jaipur-Ajmer highway in Rajasthan. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon. The local administration is assisting those affected.” The PM introduced an ex-gratia of 2 lakh for the deceased’s family members and 50,000 for the wounded.
How The Tanker Caught Fire On Jaipur Highway
Jaipur Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph stated the accident on the Jaipur-Ajmer freeway was triggered by damages to the LPG vessel’s electrical outlet nozzle, which caused a gas leakage firing up an enormous blaze.
.
.
The case happened at around 5:30 a.m., while it was still dark, near an institution, authorities mentioned. “Vehicles behind the tanker were engulfed in flames. Other vehicles coming from the opposite direction also caught fire and collided,” Joseph described.
.
.
The gas leakage swiftly spread out the fire, leaving long shot for neighboring passengers to get away. Eyewitnesses reported individuals seriously hurrying and eliminating clothing as fires engulfed them.
Meanwhile,Dr Sushil Kumar Bhati, Superintendent of SMS Hospital, explained Friday’s vessel accident on Jaipur’s Bhankrota Ajmer Road as “horrific.” He described, “The accident and subsequent fire occurred in the Bhankrota area of Jaipur early today on the main Ajmer Road. Nearly two dozen vehicles caught fire, and many trucks and trolleys were reduced to ashes. The accident took place near a petrol pump.”
.
.(* ).
Dr even more mentioned that the fire was activated by a collection of car crashes. Bhati he included.
.
.“Efforts are being made to extinguish the fire,” (
ANI, PTI inputs) With.
