Gas Leak, Then Blast: CCTV Shows Moments After Jaipur Crash That Killed 8
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Ambulances and fire department vehicles rushed to the accident spot as the fire damaged at least 30 vehicles.
CCTV footage showed smoke filling into the street and then a blast, minutes after a collision between a gas tanker and multiple vehicles turned the Jaipur-Ajmer highway into an inferno on Friday morning. #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
The fire caused by the collision, which has claimed eight lives so far, caused thick black smoke to fill the sky as flames remained visible from nearly a kilometre away. A nearly 300-metre-long stretch of the highway was affected by the accident, leading to a long queue of vehicles.
Ambulances and fire department vehicles rushed to the accident spot as the fire damaged at least 30 vehicles.
