Gujarat: Tanker explodes at asphalt plant near Vadodara, 3 people killed

In the incident, three people were killed and their bodies were shifted to a hospital in Vadodara for post-mortem, added a police official from Bhadarwa police station.

The deceased were identified as Azamgarh’s Armaan Ziaullah (26), Alwar’s Ashok Gurjar (21) and Vadodara’s Shakib Akhtar Khan (33), a resident of Vadodara.

According to the police official, the incident took place at Mokshi village in Savli taluka of Vadodara district, when the tanker was being heated to transfer stuck asphalt from the vehicle into barrels. Among the deceased were the driver and cleaner of the vehicle, as well as a labourer.

“The tanker was being heated to remove the stuck asphalt. During this process, the gas pressure inside the tanker increased, and it exploded,” PTI quoted the police official as saying.