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Gas tanker explodes on Pune-Solapur highway

Sunday, Mar 3, 2013, 1:14 IST | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA

An Indica car collided with a tanker that was waiting to tank up at a petrol pump in Varkute village, in the jurisdiction of the Indapur police.

A gas tanker exploded on the Pune-Solapur highway late on Saturday night after a car collided with it. At least one person was reported dead and a few others injured in the incident that occurred around 10.30pm. Sources said traffic along the highway was blocked.

An Indica car collided with a tanker that was waiting to tank up at a petrol pump in Varkute village, in the jurisdiction of the Indapur police. As a result, the valve of the gas tanker came loose and gas began to leak. Even as people began to make a run for it, on smelling the leak, there was a huge explosion. At least five fire engines were rushed to the spot.

 

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