A fierce fire broke out in a truck filled with gas cylinder at Bhopura Chowk on Delhi-Vajirabad Road in Tila Mor police station area of Ghaziabad, UP. Officials and employees of the fire department are on the spot, but due to the explosion, the employees of the fire department could not reach the truck. CFO Rahul Kumar said that the sound of the cylinder explosion was heard for several kilometers nearby.
The sound of an explosion can be heard in a video shot from 2-3 kilometers away from the scene of a fire in a truck filled with gas cylinders at Bhopura Chowk. The cause of the fire is not yet known, although there is no news of any casualties so far. Efforts are being made to extinguish the fire.
The fire was controlled.
Councilor Ompal Bhati said that the incident took place at around 3:30 in the morning and there is no report of any casualty in it. The police and firefighters overcame the fire.
Hotel damage, panic among people
A local person claimed that a nearby hotel was damaged and its windows were broken. There is a lot of panic among people.
At around 4.35 am, we received information that a truck filled with LPG cylinders had caught fire.
Chief Fire Officer Rahul Pal said that at around 4.35 am, we received information about a fire in a truck filled with LPG cylinder. Fire brigade vehicles were sent to the spot. Police evacuated the surrounding buildings. The fire spread to several houses. The fire in three houses and some vehicles has been completely extinguished.