Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh: A tanker carrying ethanol overturned on the highway near Biswan Chowk in Sidhauli town of Sitapur district late last night. Following the accident, the administration promptly blocked one side of the highway to traffic. Fire brigade vehicles were deployed to the scene.
Apart from them, the officials from the Excise Department and the Police Department were also there. To avoid any fire hazard, vehicles from the highway authority used public address systems to caution people against lighting any fire.
Early in the morning at around 5 AM, a crane arrived and uprighted the tanker after much effort. Throughout this operation, the tanker was continuously doused with water to avoid its ignition.
