In Bihar, six members of the same family were injured when a cylinder exploded

Patna, Ta. 21 July 2020, Tuesday

Seven members of the same family have been killed when a gas cylinder exploded in Purnia, Bihar. Six people died on the spot while one person was admitted to the hospital. As soon as the incident was reported, the top authorities reached there and found the condition of the person admitted to the hospital to be very serious.

The incident took place in Gwal village under Bayasi Thana of Purnia. Her sister Bobby had brought her children to the house of a man named Victor Yadav and was drowned in the accident. In addition to Bobby and his two children, Victor's wife and his three children were present in the house when a cylinder leaked in the kitchen for some reason in the evening.

A gas leak caused the house to catch fire and the cylinder to explode. The blast burned Bobby and six other children, killing five, including Bobby. These children have died due to lack of treatment and the condition of another child is critical.

Top authorities who arrived at the scene have now started the activity for the postmortem of Bobby and the five children. There is widespread fear in the village after this incident. The gas cylinder leaked while cooking and suddenly caught fire and exploded in the cylinder.