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Driver has lucky escape after pipe explodes under street in northwest India

2020-07-28 13 Dailymotion

This is the moment a water pipe explodes, sending water and debris flying in the air and damaging a busy roundabout.<br /><br />The unexpected eruption occurred at Ratanada roundabout in Jodhpur, a city in the northwest Indian state of Rajasthan, on July 25 at around 7:30 am. <br /><br />CCTV footage a nearby garment shop located on the first floor of an adjacent market, shows the force of the explosion in the ground as muddy water and debris scattered the street.<br /><br />Seconds before, a white car moving towards the area had a lucky escape and narrowly avoided the blast, driving the other direction.<br /><br />Garment shop owner Utkarsh Vaishnav said there was a "heavy sound like a blast."<br /><br />According to local reports, the pipe burst happened due to heavy water pressure that the old pipeline could not bear. Luckily, there were no injuries reported.

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