So far 13 deaths have occurred in the LPG tanker blast accident in Jaipur. Earlier the administration had put the death toll at 14, but FSL’s investigation late on Saturday evening revealed that the remains of the two bodies found in the sack were not of two but of the same person.
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On the other hand, out of the 4 bodies kept in SMS Hospital, 2 bodies have been identified. One body is that of retired IAS Karni Singh Rathore, while the other body is that of Sanjay, a resident of Uttar Pradesh. FSL conducted the investigation by taking DNA samples of Karni Singh Rathore’s daughter and Sanjay’s brother Indrajit. After this both the bodies were identified. FSL now has samples of two dead bodies. Samples of his family members will be taken on Sunday morning.
In the accident that took place on Friday on Ajmer Road in Jaipur, 4 people were burnt alive on the spot. At the same time, 8 people died during treatment in Sawai Mansingh Hospital. 1 death occurred in Jaipuria Hospital. 27 people burnt in the accident are still admitted in the hospital. Of these, 7 are on ventilator. In this accident, 25 people suffered 75 percent burns.
On the other hand, the High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the accident that took place on Ajmer Highway. The court of Justice Anup Kumar Dhandh has ordered the Government of India and the State Government to provide appropriate compensation to the victims.
Actually, on Friday morning Bharat Petroleum tanker was coming from Ajmer towards Jaipur. At about 5.44 minutes the tanker took a U-turn in front of Delhi Public School. During this time, a truck going from Jaipur to Ajmer collided with him.
First of all see how the accident happened..
18 tons of gas leaked
Sushant Kumar Singh, DGM (Fire and Safety) of GAIL India Limited, said that due to the collision, 5 nozzles of the tanker broke and 18 tonnes (180 quintals) of gas leaked. This caused such a powerful explosion that the entire area turned into a ball of fire. There was another tanker filled with LPG about 200 meters away from where the tanker exploded. It was fortunate that it did not catch fire.
5 died on the spot, 9 died in the hospital Five people were burnt alive on the spot in the tanker blast. While 9 burnt people died during treatment in Sawai Mansingh Hospital. 31 people are still admitted in the burn unit of the hospital. Of these, about 20 people have suffered 80 percent burns. Some of the bodies brought to the hospital have not been identified yet.
Only the torso of one dead body was brought. At the same time, a dead body had reached the hospital in a bundle. A total compensation of Rs 7 lakh has been announced from the Prime Minister and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to the families affected by the accident.
Now watch the video related to the accident…
24 hours have passed since the LPG tanker blast in Jaipur. Burnt vehicles are being removed from the road. Meanwhile, some burnt rotis have also been found at the accident site. Which probably belonged to those who became victims of the accident.
As the fire spread after the blast, two people were seen running to save their lives.
When the blast spread the fire, a person tried to run away, but he got engulfed in the fire.
In the accident, all the nearby vehicles which were hit by the tanker were burnt to ashes.
Radheshyam Chaudhary, who worked in a private company, also died in this accident. He came out of the fire scorched.
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