A major fire broke out at a petrol pump near Raj Bhawan, Governor's House, in Odisha's Bhubaneswar. According to reports, eight people were injured, six fire tenders rushed to the spot. The injured have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
CNG storage tank explodes leading to the fire
An underground CNG storage tank exploded leading to the fire at the fuel station located barely a few hundred metres away from Raj Bhawan, said police. The blast injured many people and damaged many vehicles at the petrol station. As many as five fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames.
Police Commissioner Sudhansu Sarangi informed that one of the fuel storage tanks exploded causing the fire to spread. The entire stretch of road between Raj Bhawan and Capital Hospital has been cordoned off.
The intensity of the explosion was so high that it felt like an earthquake. The nearby houses also felt the strong shocks, said an eyewitness.
"Of them, two have sustained critical burn injuries and efforts are on to shift them to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The other six have received minor injuries," he said.
(With inputs from wires)
