Chemical tanker catches fire on Nice Road in Bengaluru; 5 km traffic jam reported

A chemical tanker carrying chemicals caught fire on Nice Road in Bengaluru on Sunday due to a major fire accident. The tanker, which was traveling from the Kanakapura Road Toll to Anjanapura, caught fire after a tire blast and collision with a car. Firefighters from the Talaghattapura Police and fire services arrived at the scene and worked to extinguish the fire. The fire has been burning for the last one and a half hours, causing a traffic jam of at least five kilometers on Nice Road, causing inconvenience to commuters. Fortunately, no injuries or loss of life occurred in the incident.