Bhubaneswar: Two labourers from Odisha were killed in a gas cylinder blast in Chennai.
The deceased were identified as Bipin Pradhan and Prabin Bisoyi, hailing from Jiridikia and Nuagaon in Kadhamal district.
The intensity of the explosion was confined to a small area, where the victims were working. The exact cause of the mishap was yet to be ascertained.
Police have sent the bodies for postmortem and further investigation is on.