Jalgaon Latest News: A surprising incident has come to light from Maharashtra. An ambulance caught fire on the highway near Jalgaon city on Wednesday (November 13) at around 10 pm. The oxygen cylinder installed in it also exploded. A few minutes before the explosion, the driver, with his wisdom, had thrown out the pregnant woman and her family members, due to which their lives were saved.
According to the information, a pregnant woman was being brought from Erandol Government Hospital to Jalgaon District Hospital in an ambulance. During this time, the ambulance driver saw that smoke was coming out from the engine, so he immediately came out of the ambulance and after this, took the pregnant woman and her family members out of the ambulance and took them to a safe place at some distance.
Ambulance carrying pregnant woman blasts after catching fire in #Maharashtra‘s #Jalgaon
Notably, no one was reported hurt as the driver’s alertness made him notice the smoke coming out from vehicle, leading to quick evacuation of those on board. pic.twitter.com/7rQS4Fg2IO
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Broken glass windows of nearby houses
After some time the engine of the ambulance caught fire. Within minutes of the entire vehicle being engulfed in flames, the fire spread to the oxygen tank of the ambulance. After this the oxygen cylinder also exploded. The video of the explosion is now going viral on social media, in which it can be seen that the balloon of fire is going up several feet. The explosion was so strong that the window glasses of some nearby houses were also broken. According to the information received, there is no news of any injury or casualty in this incident yet.