Overview

• Authorities confirmed seven deaths after four burn victims died overnight following the late‑night collision and blast near Mandiala on the Hoshiarpur–Jalandhar road.
• The crash between an LPG tanker and a pickup triggered a gas leak, fire and explosion that, according to officials, engulfed about 30 shops and 20 homes.
• Police registered an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions and are probing suspected illegal LPG siphoning, with four people arrested and Hindustan Petroleum plant officials to be questioned.
• The deputy commissioner ordered a magisterial inquiry led by the additional deputy commissioner with a 15‑day deadline and set up vigilance, vehicle‑regulation and relief committees to tighten safety and oversee aid.
• Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced ₹2 lakh ex‑gratia for each bereaved family and free treatment for the injured, as villagers staged road blockades demanding higher compensation and accountability.