LPG cylinder explodes in Fbd, 5 kids, 2 men injured

GURGAON: Seven people, including five children and two men, suffered burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded while refilling in Chawla Colony of Ballabhgarh in Faridabad on Monday evening, police said.

Police said the children were rushed to a private hospital in Faridabad, from where they were referred to Safdarjung Delhi.

“A trader who runs a shop in his house was filling an LPG cylinder when it exploded. Four children were rushed to Safdarjung hospital in Delhi, while one child and two other men are undergoing treatment in a hospital in Ballabhgarh. We have started an investigation,” said Chaman Lal, in-charge and investigation officer of Chawla colony police.