24 injured in LPG cylinder blast in Ludhiana
24 injured in LPG cylinder blast in Giaspura Ludhiana
A gas cylinder exploded in a labour colony in Giaspura area on Thursday morning. Around 24 people were left injured, five of whom were stated to be critical.
The cylinder explosion took place in a house belonging to a man identified as Ashok Kumar in Smart Colony, said Assistant Commissioner of Police Dharmpal and SDM (East) Amarjit Singh Bains
As per reports, the gas cylinder caught fire due to which the incident took place. A portion of the building also collapsed.
As Ashok, his wife and some neighbours tried to put out the flames, the cylinder exploded causing injuries to those who had gathered around the spot.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Bains said the injured included Ashok, his wife and a few women and children.
The injured were rushed to a nearby hospitals immediately.
The name of the injured are Ashok Kumar Yadav, Sunita Yadav, Puja Kumari, Kajal, Raj, Shashi Singh, Jaswant Singh, Aganya Rani, Anju Devi, Meena Rani, Shashikant Pandy, Anupam Pandy, Ram Naresh Yadav, Kamlesh Devi and Dharminder. -PTC News
