Massive blaze on Jaipur-Ajmer freeway as over 40 gasoline cylinders explode after highway crash

Over 40 LPG cylinders exploded one after one other on the busy Jaipur-Ajmer freeway on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) night time after a chemical-laden tanker rammed right into a parked truck carrying them, triggering panic within the space.

Officials mentioned on Wednesday (October 8) that the tanker driver was burnt alive within the incident and one man was injured.

The explosions and flames had been seen and audible from a number of kilometers away and scrap of the exploded cylinders had been discovered metres away.

Jaipur Collector Dr Jitendra Soni mentioned {that a} workforce from Hindustan Petroleum eliminated all of the cylinders whereas following security protocol and mechanism.

“Scrap of 42 cylinders was found around the area. They were all exploded cylinders. A total of 120 cylinders were safe. All of them were removed by the team of Hindustan Petroleum that followed all safety measures and protocols to sanitise the area,” he instructed PTI.

The truck transporting the cylinders was parked exterior a roadside resort and its driver had stepped out for a meal when the tanker hit the truck. The cabin of the tanker caught fireplace and the cylinders spilled out of the truck.

Moments later, the cylinders began exploding and the scrap of some exploded cylinders had been discovered a number of metres away.

The incident triggered panic within the space and policemen from a number of police stations had been rushed to the spot. The visitors on the freeway was instantly stopped and the fireplace was managed.

Deputy CM Prem Chand Bairwa was on the spot to take inventory of the state of affairs.

“The tanker driver was burnt alive in the incident. Another man is injured,” Deepak Khandelwal, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dudu, mentioned.

He mentioned the visitors was later resumed on the freeway.

Eyewitnesses claimed {that a} Regional Transport Office squad was stopping autos for checking on the freeway and to keep away from them, the tanker driver modified his lane all of a sudden and misplaced management, resulting in the collision.

The district collector mentioned the rationale for the collision was being investigated.

In December final yr, an LPG tanker collided with a truck close to Bhankrota in Jaipur on the identical freeway, sparking an enormous fireball that turned a stretch of the freeway into an inferno, killing 19 individuals.