Lucknow, Oct 22: In a tragic incident, as many as five members of a family succumbed to burn injuries and three others were critically charred in blasting of a gas cylinder on Tuesday.
The blast which led to a house collapse instantly took place in the Sikandrabad area of Bulandshahr district in UP at late night.
According to the UP police, a cylinder blast occurred in the Ashapuri colony of Sikandrabad between 8.30 pm and 9.00 pm leading to the collapse of the entire house. As a result, five persons were charred to death whereas several became critically burnt.
On being informed, police and rescue teams from NDRF and Fire Services wings rushed to the spot to initiate rescue operations.
According to police sources, at least 11 others were safely rescued from under the debris.
