Gas Cylinder Blast Video Viral: Fire Breaks Out in UP Truck Carrying LPG Cylinders

Several LPG cylinders exploded after the truck transporting them caught fire, on Friday, in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda. The truck, laden with LPG cylinders, was en route from Lucknow to Gonda when it spontaneously ignited at the border, reported Jagran.

The incident occurred on the main Lucknow-Gonda route. It was reported that the truck driver was safe. Visuals from the scene depicted multiple cylinders exploding sequentially, inducing panic in the area.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Sunny Sachan wrote, "A massive fire broke out due to the overturning of a vehicle loaded with gas cylinders. Due to the fire, an #explosion started in the gas cylinder too. Gonda-#Lucknow Highway closed.
#India #BreakingNews #LPG"

In another incident, a pile-up on the national highway near Punjab's Ludhiana amid dense fog on Friday morning resulted in damage to as many as 20 vehicles.

The accident occurred near Doraha, and no casualties were reported. The identification of the vehicle that led to the pile-up was challenging, as many people had driven away with their damaged vehicles, stated Deputy Superintendent of Police, Khanna, Rajesh Sharma, as quoted by PTI.