Two men were killed when a big tyre of a JCB exploded while they were filling air in it at a workshop in the Raipur district of Chhattisgarh.

The tragic incident, which occurred on Wednesday in Siltara industrial area, was captured on a CCTV camera.

The video footage shows a worker filling air in the huge tyre. As soon as another worker comes and leans on the tyre to check the air, it explodes and both the men are thrown in the air.

Both the workers who lost their lives were from Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district, police officials said.

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