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Man killed in oxygen cylinder blast in Srinagar, say officials

Commuters walk near Ghanta Ghar in Srinagar. [FPK Photo/ Mukhtar Zahoor]

Srinagar: A man was killed in an oxygen cylinder blast in Lal Nagar, Chanapora area of Srinagar on Monday.

Official sources said that a 55-year-old man identified as Qaisar Ahmad Naqashbandi, a resident of Budshah Nagar, was injured critically when an oxygen cylinder exploded in his shop.

They said he was shifted to nearby Florence Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

Meanwhile, local police have reached the spot and started investigations into the matter.

 

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