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Punjab LPG Tanker Blast Kills Two, Injures Dozens Near Hoshiarpur

The state opened a probe into a suspected gas leak, pledging aid to families as residents press for the nearby LPG bottling plant’s relocation.

Rescue teams from the fire department and police rushed the injured to civil hospitals across Adampur, Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar. (HT)
The trail of destruction after the LPG tanker explosion at Mandiala village on the Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur road on Friday night. (HT Photo)
LPG tanker explosion | Image: X
Fire personnel doused a fire in an LPG tanker late Friday on the Hoshiarpur-Jalandhar road in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.

Overview

  • Officials said a collision between an LPG tanker and a pickup near Mandiala on the Hoshiarpur–Jalandhar highway around 10 p.m. triggered a fire and explosion.
  • Hospital authorities confirmed two deaths and said 23 burn victims were brought to Hoshiarpur Civil Hospital, with many referred to specialty centers for critical care.
  • The blaze, now largely contained, engulfed about 15 shops and several homes as fire brigades, police, SDRF units, and teams from nearby military and air bases responded.
  • Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain cited a suspected post-collision gas leak and said Hindustan Petroleum bottling-plant officials have been called for an inquiry.
  • Villagers held a sit-in demanding the plant’s relocation, and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for the deceased and free treatment for the injured.