A major mishap was averted after a truck carrying LPG cylinders near Rasrajpur on Sambalpur-Rourkela Biju Expressway under Sundergarh Sadar police limits caught fire on Saturday.
The truck was on its way from Jharsuguda to Rourkela. Reports said that suddenly a short circuit led to fire in the truck.
However, the alert driver soon contacted the fire services personnel who reached the spot and brought the inferno under control before it could spread to the other side of the vehicle. Watch the video.