Major accident averted after oil-tanker catches fire in Chandigarh

A major fire accident was today averted after a tanker carrying 20,000 litres petrol caught fire at a restaurant in Panchkula district.

The petrol tanker was on its way from Bahadurgarh to Nalagarh and on the way it reportedly burst into flames at a 'dhaba' near Manakiya village, an official release said.

Fire tenders from Derabasi, Ambala, Kalka, Chandigarh and Panchkula reached the spot and brought the situation under control, it said.

Officers of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), who later visited the spot, said that 14,000 litres of petrol was still left in the tanker, which was transfered to another tanker under proper supervision.

Deputy Commissioner Ashima Brar constituted a team of officers under the supervision of Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) Sharandeep Kaur Brar to take stock of the situation.