Cylinder blasts: The blasts can be heard in the video which was shot from 2-3 km away from the spot.
Firefighting operations are underway near Bhopura Chowk
A series of blasts were heard after a massive fire broke out in a truck carrying gas cylinders at Bhopura Chowk on Delhi-Wazirabad Road in the Thana Teela Mod area of Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh. The fire department received the alert at 4:45 am, and eight fire engines have been deployed to contain the blaze.
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In the video, recorded from a distance of 2-3 km from the accident site, loud blasts can be heard as a massive fire engulfs a truck loaded with gas cylinders at Bhopura Chowk.
#WATCH | Ghaziabad, UP: The blasts can be heard in the video which was shot 2-3 km away from the accident spot where a massive fire broke out in a truck loaded with gas cylinders at Bhopura Chowk. https://t.co/m8wTmWiHLx pic.twitter.com/PXLqfKJycC
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According to Chief Fire Officer Rahul Kumar, fire brigade officials and employees were on the spot but as the cylinders continued to explode, the fire brigade personnel are not able to reach the truck. “The sound of the cylinder blast can be heard for several km in the vicinity,” added CFO Rahul Kumar.
“Around 4.35 am we received information regarding a fire broke out in a truck laden with LPG cylinders. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The police vacated the nearby houses. The fire had spread to 2-3 houses and some vehicles. The fire has been completely doused. No causality has been reported,” he said.