On Wednesday, while filling gas in a truck at a CNG pump in Tikri Kalan area of Mundka, Delhi, there was a massive explosion in its cylinder. Three people have died in this horrific blast, while many people have been injured. There was chaos at the pump after the accident. Many other people are said to be seriously injured. The injured have been brought to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital. Initial information has just been received that five people have been injured in the accident.
On Wednesday, while filling gas in a truck at a CNG pump in Tikri Kalan, Outer Delhi, there was a massive explosion in its cylinder. As soon as information about the accident was received, several teams of police station and fire department reached the spot.
There is news of a very painful and major accident from the western area of the capital Delhi that while refilling gas at a CNG pump, there was a massive explosion in the cylinder of a truck. Police and related department teams are trying to find out what caused the blast during refilling of CNG.
After the accident, questions are also being raised on the safety system of CNG pump and the gas refilling process. It is being suspected that as soon as the gas refilling process started, the gas cylinder of the truck suddenly exploded with a big bang. The officials are likely to conduct technical inspection of the pump equipment and refilling truck.
A fire service official said that six people standing nearby were injured in the explosion and were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The fire officer said that DFS received information about the incident at 3.37 pm, after which six fire engines were sent to the spot. The death of three pump workers has been confirmed in the accident. Meanwhile, the injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment. The exact cause of the explosion is not yet known and investigation is ongoing.
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