Bengaluru, July 9 -- A major fire broke out after a petrol tanker crashed into a roadside tree on the outskirts of Doddaballapur in Bengaluru Rural district on Wednesday, July 8, setting ablaze another lorry parked nearby. Fortunately, both drivers escaped unhurt before the flames engulfed the vehicles.

The incident occurred near the 11th Mile under the jurisdiction of Doddabelavangala police station. According to police, the driver of the petrol tanker reportedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to ram into a tree. The impact triggered a massive fire that quickly spread through the fuel-laden tanker.

The flames soon reached a milk lorry that was reversing nearby. Within minutes, both the petrol tanker and the milk lorry were com...