4 children among 7 dead in gas cylinder blast in West Bengal
Seven people, including four children and two women, lost their lives in a gas cylinder explosion at a house in Pathar Pratima, located in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, on Monday night, a senior police officer confirmed.
The incident took place around 9 pm in Dholaghat village of Pathar Pratima block. According to Sunderban Police District Superintendent Koteswara Rao, all the bodies have been recovered, and one injured woman has been rescued and admitted to hospital, news agency PTI reported.
“Police suspect that there were two gas cylinders in the house, and the blaze spread after firecrackers stored inside went up in flames,” Rao told PTI.
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