Fact Check: Videos of Jaipur gas tanker explosion go viral? No, here are the facts
Several videos have gone viral as footage of the Jaipur-Ajmer gas tanker explosion.
By M Ramesh Naik Published on 23 Dec 2024 2:13 PM GMTClaim: The videos show a gas tanker explosion on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway.
Fact: The claim is false. The videos are from different accidents and are not related to the Jaipur gas tanker explosion.
Hyderabad: A tragic accident occurred on December 20 early morning when a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway. The fire caused by the collision spread rapidly across a 300-meter stretch, engulfing three dozen vehicles in flames. At least 12 people lost their lives.
Amid this news, three videos featuring explosions have surfaced on social media, claiming to show the Jaipur gas tanker explosion.
Video 1
An Instagram user shared a video of a tanker colliding with vehicles on a highway and exploding and wrote, āJaipur Accidentā. (Translated from Hindi) (Archive)
Similar posts can be found here and here. (Archive link1, Archive Link2)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false.
Using the keyframes from the video, we found the video in a report published by Daily Mailās official YouTube channel on August 7, 2018. The report stated that the video was CCTV footage from Italy.
The description stated that the footage shows a petrol tanker crashing into vehicles on a motorway bridge near Bologna airport, Italy. The burning vehicles later caused a massive explosion. A victim of the collision was identified as the tankerās 41-year-old driver. Around 70 people were injured, some with serious burns.
Video 2
An Instagram user shared a video of an explosion shot from a high-rise building and wrote, āThe tragedy in Jaipurā. (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false.
We found a similar video published by Sky News on their official YouTube channel on August 4, 2020.
The description stated that the moment of the huge Beirut explosion was caught on camera by social media users.
Video 3
The video shows an explosion at a fuel station.
An Instagram user shared a video of an explosion that sends debris rolling towards the camera. They wrote, āIndian oil tanker blast in Jaipurā. (Translated from Hindi). (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video is of a gas station explosion in Russia.
A reverse image search of a keyframe from the video led us to an X post which shared the video on October 15, 2024. The post said that the explosion occurred at a fuel station in Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic, Russia.
Four dead after fuel station blast in Chechnya, ministry saysBy ReutersOctober 12, 20249:53 AM CDTUpdated 3 days agoMOSCOW, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Two children were among four people who were killed on Saturday after a blast at a fuel station in the Chechen capital Grozny, theā¦ pic.twitter.com/It9MifMvFi
ā SubX.NewsĀ® (@SubxNews) October 15, 2024
Following this lead, we found a CNN-News18 YouTube video dated October 13, 2024, matching the viral video.
The description stated that four people, including two children, were killed in the October 12, 2024, explosion at a Grozny fuel station.
Therefore, we conclude that the viral videos do not show the Jaipur-Ajmer gas tanker explosion.
