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Massive fire and explosions as LPG cylinders-laden truck catches fire after collision on Jaipur-Ajmer highway: Video
Over 40 LPG cylinders exploded after a chemical tanker collided with a parked truck, causing a massive fire and one fatality, officials said.
- Tuesday night, October 7, 2025, a chemical tanker rammed a parked truck carrying approximately 330 LPG cylinders near Sawarda Puliya in Mauzamabad tehsil on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway, triggering a massive fire.
- Following eyewitness accounts, authorities noted that trucks and trailers were parked near a dhaba when the tanker driver swerved to avoid a Regional Transport Office vehicle and hit the parked LPG truck while its driver stepped out for a meal.
- Witnesses reported a cascade of explosions, noting that over 100 exploded cylinders landed up to 500 meters away, blasts were heard 10 kilometres away and continued intermittently for nearly two hours, spreading fire to five nearby vehicles during a major firefighting response.
- Authorities reported that Jaipur District Collector Jitendra Kumar Soni said `One person died in the accident between a parked truck loaded with gas cylinders and a chemical tanker in Dudu on the Jaipur-Ajmer Highway`, with the body sent to SMS Hospital and traffic reopened around 4.30am Wednesday.
- Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa visited the site and pledged to stop roadside parking, while a Hindustan Petroleum team removed scrap of 42 exploded cylinders and 120 safe cylinders; the incident follows a December collision that killed 19.
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CCTV footage of a horrific fire broke out on Tuesday night in the Sanvarda area near Dudu on the Jaipur-Ajmer Highway in Rajasthan. A truck loaded with LPG cylinders collided with a speeding trailer from behind, causing explosions.
Tanker Hits LPG Truck on Jaipur-Ajmer Highway, Triggers Massive Fire; No Casualties
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. IG Rahul Prakash said that trucks and trailers were parked near a dhaba when the chemical-laden tanker collided with one of the trucks. The LPG cylinders in the truck burst, and the tanker also caught fire. India News | Tanker Hits LPG Truck on Jaipur-Ajmer Highway, Triggers Massive Fire; No Casualties.
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