7 killed as diesel truck explodes during fuel transfer in Andhra Pradesh
An accidental fire during a fuel transfer triggered a blast in Peechumamidi village, destroying three vehicles.
A deadly explosion at a fuel transfer site in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitarama Raju district claimed the lives of seven people on Saturday morning. The victims included a 44-year-old government school teacher and several migrant workers. Jagarapu Sunitha, the teacher from Visakhapatnam, was among the deceased. The blast occurred in Ananthagiri mandal's Peechumamidi village around 8:30 am while a diesel truck, carrying fuel for road construction machinery, was being refueled.
Workers were transferring the diesel into drums to replenish vehicles, as the construction site was 100 kilometers away. The fire quickly spread to a nearby dump truck and a motorbike, completely engulfing all three vehicles. Police stated that the accident was accidental, with the truck belonging to the contractor executing the road construction project.
District SP Amit Bardar dismissed reports of detonators as the cause of the blast. The state tribal welfare and home ministers expressed shock and grief over the tragedy. Immediate family members of the victims would receive a monetary compensation of ₹5 lakh each, and eligible families would also receive insurance assistance.
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