Six injured in LPG cylinder blast in Pratapgarh

Around six people sustained burn injuries after an explosion in LPG cylinder in Rasulha village under Patti police station of Pratapgarh district on Thursday.
Four houses were gutted in fire before fire tenders could douse the fire completely. The injured were admitted to nearby CHC.
As per reports, thatched houses of Kamlesh Bind, Chandrabhan, Ram Abhilash and Rajbhan are adjacent to each other. On Thursday evening, at around 4.30 pm, fire broke out at the house of Kamlesh Bind while cooking food on firewood. The family members and villagers rushed to the spot, but fire spread to the house of Chandrabhan and the LPG cylinder kept inside the house exploded resulting in burn injuries to Rajbhan, 36, Asarfilal, 45, Amritlal, 42, Dhruv, 38, Chanchal, 40, and Mohit, 20. Meanwhile, fire soon spread to the houses of Ramabhilash and Rajbhan. Fire tenders reached the spot and doused the fire but till then the four houses and goods etc were gutted.