Four people died when a fire broke out following a cylinder blast at a house in the Farsh Bazaar area of Shahdara on Tuesday. Locals were seen gathered at the spot. More details are awaited.
Speaking to ANI, Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg said, “Four people died and another person sustained burn injuries in a fire that erupted following a cylinder blast at a house in Farsh Bazar area of Shahdara last night.”
In a similar incident, a fire broke out at a cylinder shop on Tuesday evening in southeast Delhi’s Tughlakabad Extension area, officials said. According to fire officials, they received information regarding the blast at 6:19 pm following which nine fire tenders rushed to the spot and got the blaze under control.
The fire, which was caused due to a cylinder explosion, spread to three other shops of furniture and sweets.
A senior police officer said that during inquiry it was found that one Satish Chandra was refilling LPG gas cylinders at the shop when a cylinder caught fire. Legal action is being taken, police added.
