Jaipur: 5 dead as fire engulfs several vehicles after collision with truck carrying chemicals

Описание: Five people have died and 37 people are critically injured so far, after a truck collided with other trucks and caught fire on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on Friday morning, police said.

Some people sustained burn injuries in the incident which are undergoing treatment in SMS hospital in Jaipur.

According to preliminary information, the truck that hit the other vehicles was loaded with a chemical.

Around 30 trucks and other vehicles were gutted in the fire.

"39 people have been admitted so far, among which four people have died. The condition of 35 people is very very critical. The ward for criticallyburnt people, five beds are vacant here and apart from that we have prepared 40 bed room also," Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Rajasthan Health Minister told reporters.

"The fire has engulfed several trucks. The number of trucks involved in the incident is not clear. Some people with burn injuries have been rushed to hospitals in ambulances.The incident occurred in front of a petrol pump," Station House Officer (SHO), Bhankrota, Manish Gupta told PTI.

Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma also arrived at the SMS hospital.

Fire brigades are at the spot, trying to bring the blaze under control.

The traffic on the highway has been stopped.
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