A short section showing a burning vehicle on a bridge went viral with the claim that an oil tanker caught fire and recently exploded on the Gachibowli fly in Hyderabad.
Various Facebook users who posted 25 seconds video with the caption: “Oil tank ignited and bursts on Gachibowli fly, Hyderabad”.
India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) found that the incident took place a month ago not in Hyderabad, but on the Warje Bridge in Pune. It was not an oil tanker that caught fire, but a running truck. The driver saved his life by jumping off the vehicle.
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The actual incident
Using InVID and reverse image search we found that the same video was uploaded by several YouTubers in the first week of December 2020. These videos name the place as ‘Warje flyover, Pune’.
Using keyword search we found news reports on the incident . The article published by “Dainik Bhashkar” contains the same video that went viral.
According to these news reports, a truck caught fire on the evening of 5 December 2020 on the Warje fly in Pune. No one was injured in the incident. The driver of the truck jumped from the vehicle and saved his life. According to police, the truck was transporting food items. As a result of the fire, vehicle movement on the Katraj-Dehu road, in the direction of Kolhapur from Mumbai, was affected.
On the other hand, when the video started spreading on social media from Gachibowli flying in Hyderabad, the Cyberabad police tweeted an explanation on 14 January 2021. ‘This viral video is not from Gachibowli. This is a FALSE news. It happened a few days back on the Warje Bridge in Pune. “No such incidents have occurred in Hyderabad,” it tweeted.
This viral video is not from Gachibowli flyover. This is a FALSE news.
It happened a few days back on the Warje Bridge in Pune.
No such incidents occurred in Hyderabad.
Warning: Persons spreading rumors / misinformation leading to public fear will be dealt with by law. pic.twitter.com/ViOYlpxJDA– CYBERABAD TRAFFIC POLICE (@CYBTRAFFIC) 14 January 2021
Therefore, it is confirmed that the viral allegation along with the video is misleading because the incident is one month old and happened not in Hyderabad but in Pune. It was also not an oil tanker, but a truck that caught fire.
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ClaimAn oil tanker caught fire and exploded on the Gachibowli fly in Hyderabad. ClosureThe incident took place not a month ago in Hyderabad, but on the Warje Bridge in Pune. It was not an oil tanker that caught fire, but a running truck. The driver saved his life by jumping off the vehicle.
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The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie.
- 1 Crow: Half true
- 2 crows: mostly lies
- 3 crows: absolutely false
