India
oi-Amit Vasudev
At
least
five
people
have
been
burnt
to
death,
and
nearly
24
others
have
sustained
injuries
in
a
fire
that
broke
out
at
a
fuel
station
in
Jaipur
on
Friday,
20th
December.
According
to
police,
the
blaze
began
when
a
chemical-laden
truck
collided
with
a
tanker
carrying
LPG,
igniting
a
fire
on
the
Jaipur-Ajmer
highway
on
Friday
morning,
reported
Hindustan
Times.
The
flames
quickly
spread
to
the
petrol
station
in
the
Bhankrota
area
of
the
city.
Fire
in
Jaipur
Claims
One
Life
Several
vehicles
parked
at
the
petrol
station
were
also
destroyed
in
the
fire.
According
to
India
Today,
Initial
reports
indicate
that
the
lorry
involved
in
the
collision
was
transporting
a
chemical.
Upon
receiving
reports
of
the
incident,
20
fire
engines
were
dispatched
to
the
scene
to
extinguish
the
flames.
Efforts
to
control
the
fire
were
ongoing
at
the
time
of
reporting.
The
injured
were
transported
to
Sawai
Man
Singh
Hospital
in
Jaipur.
Footage
from
the
scene
showed
intense
flames
engulfing
the
petrol
station
as
firefighters
worked
to
bring
the
situation
under
control.
Police
confirmed
that
the
fire
started
when
a
lorry
collided
with
other
vehicles
and
subsequently
caught
fire
on
the
Jaipur-Ajmer
highway.
The
blaze
then
spread
to
the
nearby
petrol
station.
“Around
40
vehicles
caught
fire.
Fire
brigade
and
ambulances
have
reached
the
spot.
The
relief
work
is
underway.
The
fire
has
been
doused,
and
only
one
or
two
vehicles
remain.
Around
23-24
people
have
been
injured
in
the
incident.
A
fire
broke
out
due
to
the
collision
of
many
vehicles
one
after
the
other.
Efforts
are
being
made
to
douse
the
fire,” the
Jaipur
District
Magistrate
stated
while
speaking
to
the
media.
