CURATED BY – PIYUSH AGARWAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Khargone, about 7 kilometers away from Bhikangaon town, near Saikhedi village on Khandwa - Vadodara highway, at around 6 pm on Tuesday evening, a truck number RJ 09 GB 8831, which was carrying cotton bales from Khandwa, suddenly caught fire. . The fire in the truck on the roadside created panic among the passers-by and the villagers because wheat and gram crops were ripe in the roadside fields. It is being told that about 144 bales of cotton were loaded in the truck. Truck driver Prabhulal father Mangu Balechar resident Tonkada tehsil Barod district Agar Malwa told that the truck was loaded with cotton bales from Yevatmal Maharashtra which was going to Bhilwara Rajasthan. The cleaner traveling along near Saikhedi village saw smoke coming out of the moving truck. The driver immediately took control of the moving truck and overturned it on the roadside and he and his cleaner jumped to save themselves. Within no time, flames started coming out of the entire truck. The truck was loaded with about 144 bales of cotton, the estimated value of which is said to be around Rs 40 lakh. The police was informed by a passerby passing by, after which the police reached the spot and fire brigades from Bhikangaon and Khargone were also called to control the fire. After about 30 minutes of hard work, the fire was brought under control. Shortly after the incident, Bhikangaon SDOP Rakesh Arya reached the spot and took stock of the reason for the incident. During this time Rakesh Patil, Dharmendra Yadav, Ashish Savle
Policemen were present.