Ambulances and fire department vehicles rushed to the accident spot as the fire damaged at least 30 vehicles.
CCTV footage showed fire sweeping over a property minutes after a collision between a gas tanker and multiple vehicles turned the Jaipur-Ajmer highway into an inferno on Friday morning.
Visuals showed fire engulfing a residence, likely near the highway, leaving a trail of destruction on the property. Other visuals showed smoke filling a street, followed by a blast and fire.
The fire caused by the collision, which has claimed 11 lives so far, caused thick black smoke to fill the sky as flames remained visible from nearly a kilometre away. The accident affected a nearly 300-meter-long stretch of the highway, 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.
Meanwhile, efforts are underway to ascertain the details of passengers on board a bus behind the gas tanker when the accident occurred. The damage caused by the fire to the establishments along the highway is also being determined.
Post a comment, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar visited the SMS Hospital, where over 40 injured persons are undergoing treatment. Khimsar told reporters that nearly half of the injured brought to the hospital were in critical condition. Further, a ‘green corridor’ has been set up from the accident site to the SMS hospital.
