JAIPUR: A major accident and fire occurred in Jaipur’s Bhankrota area early on Friday on the Ajmer main road. Four people have died and nearly 40 vehicles, including trucks and trolleys, were burnt.
The fire started due to multiple vehicle collision near a petrol pump. Authorities are working to put out the fire. Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Kumar said, “A horrific accident and fire occurred in the Bhankrota area of Jaipur. The accident happened early today on the main Ajmer Road. Nearly two dozen vehicles caught fire, and many trucks and trolleys were burnt to ashes. The accident took place near a petrol pump in the Bhankrota area. The fire started due to a collision involving several vehicles one after the other. Efforts are being made to extinguish the fire”.
#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
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SP Amit Kumar further explained, “This accident probably involved a gas tanker, which may have intensified the fire. Many nearby vehicles have also caught fire. Police, Civil Defence and the fire brigade are working tirelessly to control the situation. There are some casualties; we are trying to ascertain the details”.
Jaipur District Collector Jitendra Soni said, “Four people have died so far in the accident and nearly 40 vehicles have caught fire. Many people have also been injured”.
#WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Jaipur DM, Jitendra Soni says, “4 people have died (in the incident). Around 40 vehicles caught the fire. Fire brigade and ambulances have reached the spot. The relief work is underway. The fire has been doused off and only 1-2 vehicles are left.… https://t.co/5l1uNq2lUd pic.twitter.com/p3XDxSJQto
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Moti Singh, a petrol pump employee, shared, “This accident happened around 5 am when I was calculating accounts. Suddenly, we saw all the trucks were burning. There was a Nayara pump in front of us, and it also caught fire. We controlled the fire here using a cylinder. At that moment, the fire was spreading as far as we could see. Many vehicles that arrived had already caught fire, but we managed to contain it at our site”, he added.
#WATCH | Bhankrota Fire Accident | Jaipur, Rajasthan | An eyewitness says, “I and my friend were travelling from Rajsamand to Jaipur…Our bus suddenly stopped around 5.30 in the morning and we heard a massive blast. There was fire everywhere around the bus…The door of the bus… pic.twitter.com/j31P02mBHP
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In a post on X, Ashok Gehlot, the former chief minister of Rajasthan, expressed his concern, stating, “The incident of fire in a petrol pump and chemical tanker on the Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway is very worrying. There are reports of many people getting injured in this accident. I pray to God for the speedy recovery of all the injured”. (ANI)