The toll in the horrific accident and fire in Jaipur rose to 13 by Saturday as more people succumbed to their burn injuries.
The tragic accident on Friday morning at the Ajmer Highway in Jaipur claimed the lives of eight people and left over 35 injured, when an LPG gas tanker collided with a truck.
The collision triggered a massive explosion and fire, engulfing the area in flames, leaving over 35 people injured.
The accident took place when the LPG tanker, traveling from Ajmer toward Jaipur, was making a U-turn back toward Ajmer and collided with a truck coming from Jaipur.
The impact caused the gas to leak, spreading over a 200-metre radius before igniting into a massive fireball.
The explosion led to catastrophic destruction, with more than 40 vehicles catching fire after that.
Many victims were unable to escape, including the workers at a pipe factory nearby.
A sleeper bus carrying 34 passengers also caught fire and out of the 34 passengers, 20 suffered severe burns, while 14 others, including the driver and conductor, remain missing.
The fire caused by the explosion produced towering flames that burned numerous birds in the vicinity.
Several vehicles on the highway, including the bus and a truck, were engulfed in the blaze. The intense heat caused a bike rider’s helmet to melt and stick to his face, severely burning his eyes.
Eight people were burned alive, and 35 others sustained burns.
Even hours after the incident, people in the area reported experiencing suffocation and irritation in their eyes due to the lingering effects of the fire.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the horrific accident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund and Rs 50,000 each to the injured.
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