3 of a family injured in gas cylinder blast

Khurda: Three members of a family were critically injured in an explosion, involving a cooking gas cylinder, at Balarampur under Tangi police limits in Khurda on Tuesday night.
According to reports, a woman, her son and daughter-in-law sustained severe burn injuries in the cylinder blast. They were admitted to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar.
On receiving a call from neighbours, fire personnel rushed to the spot and doused the flames.
The accident suspected to have taken place due to a leakage in the pipe that connected the cooking gas with the LPG cylinder, a fire officer said.