Puri: At least four people, including a firefighter, were injured after a suspected LPG cylinder explosion ripped through a hotel’s ceiling on the Grand Road in Odisha’s Puri on Friday.
According to preliminary information, the incident took place inside a hotel in the afternoon, triggering panic in the busy area.
The explosion was so powerful that pieces of glass and plywood from the hotel were flung nearly 100 feet away, causing considerable damage to the hotel premises.
Sources said three employees of the hotel sustained injuries in the incident. A fire service personnel, who had reached the spot to douse the flames, was also injured during the firefighting operation.
On being informed, fire service personnel rushed to the scene and launched efforts to contain the blaze triggered by the blast. The injured were subsequently shifted to the district headquarters hospital in Puri for treatment.
The exact cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained. Further details are awaited.