Each the accused, who hail from Bihar, might be offered in court docket, the police mentioned.
Hyderabad:
A person, mentioned to be in an inebriated situation, was arrested after he ignited a lighter and began a fireplace at a petroleum pump in Hyderabad on Saturday night, officers mentioned.
The incident passed off round 7 pm when the accused, recognized as Chiran, arrived on the petrol pump within the Nacharam space in a visibly drunk state, with a cigarette lighter in his hand. One of many workers on the petrol station, Arun, requested the accused if he was planning to gentle up the gadget. He, then, challenged and provoked Chiran to gentle it up if “he had the heart” to take action.
Reacting to this, the accused lit up the lighter whereas the worker was shelling out gas in a scooter – leading to a sudden burst of flames.
There are had been round 10 to 11 folks on the petrol pump, together with two workers, when the hearth was ignited.
A CCTV footage of the incident exhibits a chilling second as a girl and a toddler standing close to the hearth made a slender escape. All the opposite folks standing on the petrol pump could be seen operating away.
The police additionally arrested Arun and charged the duo with mischief by hearth and explosives.
Each the accused, who hail from Bihar, might be offered in court docket, the police mentioned.
“This harmful act not solely put lives in danger however might have prompted a catastrophic explosion, particularly on this crowded space with heavy visitors,” Inspector G Rudvir Kumar, Nacharam Police, mentioned.