Calamity was narrowly averted in the Indian town of Surat after a truck carrying thousands of gallons of highly flammable gas crashed head-on into a school bus, sending a column of flames into the sky, but injuring no one.
Loud explosions could be heard from a distance after the accident on Thursday morning as the truck’s gas cylinders combusted. Footage of the incident was captured on film and shared to social media.
A second clip showed the conflagration in greater detail as it emitted a noxious plume of black smoke.
Fortunately, nobody was injured in the mishap, including the students traveling on the school bus, which also caught fire but was evacuated immediately after the crash. Firefighters were soon called to the scene to extinguish both blazes.
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