Cuttack: Over 20 children had a narrow escape when a cooking gas cylinder exploded at an Anganwadi centre at Lalitgiri in Mahanga block of Odisha’s Cuttack district on Friday.
No one was injured in the mishap though furniture, other articles and parts of the building housing the centre suffered damage.
According to reports, the incident took place when the cook of the Anganwadi centre was boiling eggs for the children.
As smoke emanating from the kitchen was noticed, the staff members at the centre were alerted and immediate steps were taken to shift the children to safety. Miniutes later, the LPG cylinder exploded.
Furniture and several other articles of the Anganwadi centre were damaged in the mishap, sources added.
The residents of the village urged the administration to take immediate steps to prevent recurrence of such incident.
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