11 killed in Rajasthan LPG tanker blast 

At least 11 people were charred to death and 41 others sustained burn injuries after an LPG truck collided with multiple vehicles on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on Friday.

The state government said nearly half of the injured people were very critical. 

The crash resulted in a huge fire that spread to the fuel pump and engulfed 37 vehicles and nearby buildings.

Police said the fire soon in the city’s Bhankrota area.

In the ensuing chaos, people were seen fleeing their vehicles, desperately trying to extinguish flames by shedding clothes engulfed in fire.

After the incident, police also rushed the injured people to Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh Hospital for treatment in more than 25 ambulances. 

Visuals from the area showed massive flames coming out from the fuel station as the fire tenders tried to extinguish the flames.

Source: Agencies