Cylinder blast at UP wedding; 4 dead, several injured

Jalalabad (Uttar Pradesh), July 3: As many as four people were killed and three injured in a cylinder blast during a wedding ceremony in Uttar Pradesh's Jalalabad on Saturday.

The incident took place in Vikrampur village on Saturday, claiming the lives of four - three women and one girl. Meanwhile, the injured were rushed to the hospital and are being treated.

According to Police officials, the explosion was caused by a leak in the regulator of the cylinder.

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"Three women and a girl died and three were injured in a cylinder explosion at a wedding in Vikrampur village. The leak in the (cylinder) regulator caused the explosion and fire subsequently. Injured are being treated at the hospital," Massa Singh, CO, Jalalabad, informed.

More details are awaited.

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-PTC News