Guwahati: As many as 22 people were injured in an LPG Cylinder explosion in Kolkata on Thursday.
According to reports, the explosion occurred at a residential house from Bichali Ghat area of the city.
Kolkata police stated, “the fire is suspected to have been caused due to a cylinder blast”.
Reportedly, the injured people were immediately admitted to a nearby hospital.
Preliminary investigations reveal that the cause of the explosion was due to a gas leakage, which sparked a fire, leading to the blast.
According to preliminary investigations, the cause of the blast was due to a LPG Cylinders leakage which sparked a fire.
No casualties have been reported so far.
“We were offering namaz when we realised a fire had broken out in the ground-floor flat,” said a resident of the area.
“We initially thought it was a short circuit. Several of us rushed to try and douse the fire and rescue the wounded. My cousin Aftab Alam (47) was also helping out. But suddenly, while dousing the fire, huge flames engulfed the area. That is the reason why so many people received injuries. I had to rush Aftab to hospital. This has left us all shocked. Everyone is praying for the injured,” he added.