9 of family suffer burn injuries as gas cylinder explodes in Udhampur

Jammu: At least nine members of a family suffered burn injuries after a domestic gas cylinder exploded in Panchari area of Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir late on Wednesday evening.

Officials said that fire broke out in a double-story house belonging to Mansa Ram in Lander Barinda, Tehsil, Panchari at around 08:00 pm.

In the fire incident, a domestic gas cylinder exploded, resulting in injuries to nine members of a family, who were trying to douse the flames.

Five of the injured were taken to Primary Health Centre (PHC) Lander wherefrom they were referred to District Hospital Udhampur.

Some of the injured persons were identified as Karnail Chand, Sunaku, Rakesh Kumar and Sindo Devi, residents of Lander Barinda, Panchari.

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