<p>Dozens of LPG cylinders exploded in over 45 minutes after a truck carrying these caught fire on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district, triggering panic among locals, officials said.</p>.<p>Vehicular movement on the highway was restricted temporarily after the incident rattled the Tikri area, they said.</p>.<p>The truck's driver, Ujjal Singh, escaped unhurt and the situation is completely under control, the officials said.</p>.<p>The truck, which was carrying over 300 LPG cylinders from Bari Brahamana in Jammu to Sopore in north Kashmir, suddenly caught fire near a temple in Tikri, they said.</p>.<p>Dozens of LPG cylinders exploded in over 45 minutes, the officials said, adding that some were thrown over a 100 feet away from the truck due to the blasts.</p>.<p>Traffic has been restored on the highway. The cause of the fire is being investigated, the officials said.</p>
<p>Dozens of LPG cylinders exploded in over 45 minutes after a truck carrying these caught fire on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district, triggering panic among locals, officials said.</p>.<p>Vehicular movement on the highway was restricted temporarily after the incident rattled the Tikri area, they said.</p>.<p>The truck's driver, Ujjal Singh, escaped unhurt and the situation is completely under control, the officials said.</p>.<p>The truck, which was carrying over 300 LPG cylinders from Bari Brahamana in Jammu to Sopore in north Kashmir, suddenly caught fire near a temple in Tikri, they said.</p>.<p>Dozens of LPG cylinders exploded in over 45 minutes, the officials said, adding that some were thrown over a 100 feet away from the truck due to the blasts.</p>.<p>Traffic has been restored on the highway. The cause of the fire is being investigated, the officials said.</p>