A 45-year-old man received minor injuries after a CNG tank of a truck blasted during gas filling at a petrol pump in South-West Delhi’s Najafgarh, police said on Wednesday.
The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said they received a call at 7:15 am regarding a fire in a vehicle. Three fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot, the DFS added.
The DFS further said that a person named Sanjay, who sustained a minor injury in the incident, received first aid from a private doctor on the spot.
The police stated that the cylinder fragmented into two pieces and dismantled three other cylinders installed beneath the truck, resulting in damage to the vehicle, a CNG filling machine, and a wall of the gas station.
The crime team inspected the spot, and a case was registered under the relevant sections of the BNS.