Guwahati: As many as four people were dead and 60 wedding guests including women and children were injured in a gas cylinder explosion in the Bhungra village of Rajasthan’s Jodhpur on Thursday.
A fire brigade crew with water tanks was called after the cops arrived on the spot.
An official reported on Thursday that the injured were shifted to the local hospital for treatment.
According to District Collector Himanshu Gupta, the incident took place before a groom’s procession was about to start from Bhungra on Thursday.
“Around 60 people were injured after a house caught fire during a wedding in Bhungra village It’s a very serious accident. 42 people out of the 60 injured were referred to MGH hospital. Treatment is going on,” Gupta said.
“Four people died in the fire at a house that was caused when a gas cylinder exploded in Bhungra village of Jodhpur,” he added.