Kanpur, Sep 28 (PTI) At least four persons including a four-year-old boy died, while three others sustained injuries, after a domestic LPG cylinder exploded, causing a two-storey building to collapse in Malwan town in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district on Monday evening, police said.
Officials have been directed to immediately reach the site, expedite relief efforts, and communicate with the families of the injured to provide every possible assistance.” The blast occurred around 5 pm when meals were being prepared at the residence of Suresh Gupta alias Chunnar, a fruit and vegetable vendor, Superintendent of Police Abhimanyu Manglik told PTI. Alok Gupta (25) has sustained severe burn injuries and is critical, police said Police, fire brigade personnel and local residents joined the rescue operation.
The cause of the blast is being investigated, officials said. Condoling the deaths, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X said, “The loss of lives in a tragic accident in Fatehpur district is extremely heartbreaking.
The explosion brought down the two-storey building, trapping family members under debris and affecting several nearby houses, the SP said.
