Authorities issue safety advisory as floodwaters carry cylinders from bottling plant amid heavy rain in Maharashtra
Around 3,000 LPG cylinders were washed away by floodwaters after a protective wall at the HPCL Patalganga LPG Bottling Plant in Maharashtra’s Raigad district collapsed during heavy rain, prompting authorities to issue a public safety advisory.
Dramatic videos shared on social media showed hundreds of gas cylinders floating down the swollen Patalganga River, attracting crowds of onlookers who gathered on a nearby bridge to watch the unusual scene.
Officials said incessant rainfall caused the plant’s boundary wall to collapse, allowing floodwaters to inundate the facility. The strong current swept hundreds of cylinders into the river