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Cylinder blast kills 7 during marriage party in India

28 April 2016 04:24 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured Wednesday after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder exploded while preparing food during a marriage party in north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

The blast took place at Rafipur Tera Khurd village of Bara Banki district, 33 km east of Lucknow city, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

"Two women and five children were killed, and fifteen others injured in a LPG cylinder blast here," a police official posted in Bara Banki said. "The fatal incident happened when a gas cylinder caught fire and blasted while food was being prepared for a feast in a marriage ceremony."

According to officials, the injured were immediately rushed to hospital in Lucknow, where condition of two was declared to be critical.

Reports said the surrounding houses also caught fire because of cylinder blast resulting in loss of property.