A significant fire incident unfolded near Khanna in Punjab as a fuel tanker overturned on a flyover, causing a massive blaze. Despite the flames spreading across the flyover, traffic below continued to operate normally. Firefighting teams, comprising 4-5 fire tenders along with civil and police administration, swiftly responded to the emergency after receiving information about the incident around 12:30 pm. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries have been reported, and the situation is currently under control.
SSP Khanna Amneet Kondal provided details, stating, "We received info at 12.30 pm that an oil tanker has caught fire after hitting the divider on a flyover. 4-5 fire tenders along with the civil and police administration immediately reached the spot. The situation is under control. Traffic has been diverted..." The fire resulted from an oil tanker colliding with the flyover divider after overturning.
Despite the close call for those near the oil tanker, there have been no reported casualties or serious injuries at this time. Emergency response teams have swiftly reached the scene, working to extinguish the massive inferno.
The incident created chaotic scenes on the Khanna flyover in Ludhiana, leading to a standstill in traffic. Khanna Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajesh Sharma provided details, stating that the oil tanker, en route to a filling station in Mandi Gobindgarh from Jalandhar, experienced a burst tire near the Khanna bus stand flyover. The driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to hit the divider, flip, and subsequently catch fire.
Photographs and videos from the scene depict thick, black smoke rising into the sky, impacting the traffic flow underneath the flyover.
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