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3 killed, 11 injured in gas cylinder explosion in East Delhi

PTI | By, New Delhi
Apr 19, 2016 07:51 AM IST

Tthree peeople were killed and 11 others sustained serious burn injuries after an LPG cylinder exploded at a house in north east Delhi.

Three people were killed and 11 injured, including 4 children, when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in East Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar area on Monday night.

Policemen inspect the site of a fire accident in Delhi’s Kailash Nagar.(Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)
Policemen inspect the site of a fire accident in Delhi’s Kailash Nagar.(Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)

The cylinder blast triggered a fire and the walls of the house in which the blast took place and another opposite it collapsed under the impact of the explosion, senior district administration official said.

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Seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot after the incident which took place around 8pm, a Fire Brigade official said.

The deceased were identified as Rajesh Goyal, Poonam and Soni Ram, all family members. The injured were Naina (4), Girish (6), Krish (12), Naushad (8), Sonu Kashyap (60), Ahmad and Abbas. The other injured people are yet to be identified, police said.

Ahmad, Abbas and Naushad were either passing by or had come to the area for some work, officials said.

Another cylinder blast incident was reported at south east Delhi’s Ashram area around half an hour later.

“Several persons are feared injured in the fire incident which occurred in a house following a cylinder blast. Rescue operation is going on,” a senior district administration official said.

Fire department official said that the incident was reported around 8.30pm and several fire tenders were rushed to the spot

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