A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders overturned and caught fire on the Lucknow-Gonda highway in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, causing a series of explosions.
Videos of the incident have been widely shared on social media, showing the dramatic explosions and flames as onlookers watched from a distance.
Reports from Indian media stated that the truck, carrying approximately 50 LPG cylinders, overturned and caught fire in Gonda district, leading to the explosions. Fortunately, the truck driver managed to escape unharmed.
Following the incident, the highway was closed and traffic was halted. Police officers at the scene promptly informed the fire department, who quickly arrived to control the fire and clear the wreckage.
After the fire was extinguished, traffic on the highway resumed as normal.
The viral video of the explosions captured the intense fiery blasts as the LPG cylinders ignited one after the other, creating mushroom clouds of fire and smoke in the area.
Watch the video here:
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