Overview

• The explosion followed a late-night crash between an LPG tanker and a pickup near Mandiala on the Jalandhar–Hoshiarpur highway, igniting nearby homes and shops.
• Casualty reports differ across agencies, with one to two fatalities reported and dozens of burn victims treated at hospitals in Adampur, Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar.
• Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain described a suspected gas leak after the collision and said an investigation into the sequence of failures is underway.
• Firefighters, police, the State Disaster Response Force, and teams from the Adampur Air Base and Unchi Bassi Army Cantonment were deployed for rescue operations.
• Punjab minister Dr. Ravjot Singh visited the site and hospitals, pledging assistance to affected families as authorities work to identify victims.