Lucknow: Four persons were killed and
nine others injured in separate incidents of cylinder
explosion during Durga puja celebrations in Mirzapur and
Ballia districts, police said on Sunday.
A husband-wife duo were killed while cooking in
Morchaghar area of the city in Mirzapur when the leaking LPG
cylinder in their kitchen exploded, they said.
The deceased were identified as Bablu (35) and
Ramkumari (30).
In separate incident in Ballia one Santosh Mali (40)
and Manu Pandey (18) died and nine others injured in
Sikanderpur area when the cylinder used to fill balloon
exploded.
The injured were rushed to the hospital, where their
condition was stated to be stable.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 17:55