Pune, August 27: Two persons were killed and five vehicles gutted in an inferno that flared after a gas tanker rammed into a stationary truck near Pune, police said on Thursday.
The mishap occurred on Wednesday night on Talegaon-Chakan Road, about 40 km from Pune, in front of a ‘dhaba’ (road side eatery) where the truck was parked after a punctured tyre, they said.
A massive explosion rent the air causing panic in the surrounding area as the tanker, reportedly belonging to Hindustan Petroleum, burst into flames that also enveloped two trucks, a car and a motorbike parked in the vicinity, police said.
Fire engines from nearby places were pressed into service to douse the flames that raged for over three hours and police cut off electricity supply in the area during the operation.
–PTI