Mysterious gasoline leak causes panic in Jammu; probe launched to determine nature of substance – Imperial Wire

A mysterious gasoline leak from a cylinder at a scrap supplier’s store triggered panic in a locality close to the Jammu airport on Saturday (February 7, 2026), prompting authorities to hurry joint groups of the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Drive (NDRF) and State Catastrophe Response Drive (SDRF) to the scene, officers stated.

A number of residents of Rani Bagh complained of breathlessness following the sudden leakage of gasoline from an deserted cylinder mendacity on the scrap supplier’s premises, they added.

In accordance with authorities, groups of the NDRF and SDRF, carrying protecting gear, together with police and fireplace and emergency division personnel, reached the scene and efficiently contained the leak.

They assured that the scenario is nicely beneath management and there’s no have to panic.

An investigation has been initiated to find out the character of the gasoline and the way the cylinder ended up on the scrap supplier’s store, officers famous, including that the substance can be recognized by way of scientific evaluation, and additional motion can be taken accordingly.

Nevertheless, officers didn’t rule out the chance that the gasoline could possibly be a hazardous chemical, together with sulphur mustard.