LPG Cylinders worth 21 lakhs caught fire in Dhading

Dhading, Dec 11 –  A tanker carrying Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has met with an accident at Jogimara along the Prithvi Highway in Dhading on Wednesday.

 

The tanker was on its way to Kathmandu from India carrying 1400 LPG cylinders.

 

As per the news mentioned in Himalayan Times, tanker slipped off fell 10 meters down from the road at around 2 in the afternoon and caught fire.

 

A rough estimate shows that the cylinders worth rs 21 lakhs have been lost by the accident  however, the  driver and Conductor have been rescued alive.