Kalyanpur: A truck caught fire in front of a petrol pump in Kalyanpur in Samastipur district on Sunday night, triggering panic in the area, police said.
Seeing the flames rising from the truck, panic spread among the people around. Thousands of people gathered at the spot.
The fire department team, which reached the information of the locals, controlled the fire after a lot of effort. According to locals, the truck driver had lit a candle inside the vehicle.
Meanwhile, there is a possibility of a candle fire. However, the exact cause of the fire is yet to be officially confirmed.
As soon as the incident was reported, the Kalyanpur police also reached the spot and took stock of the situation. The fire was brought under control with the promptness of the fire brigade team. After the incident, there was a crowd of people at the square for a long time.
