24 July,2023 05:00 PM IST | Medininagar | mid-day online correspondent
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On Monday, 10 people were injured after an LPG cylinder exploded at a house in Jharkhand's Palamu district.
The incident happened in one of the houses in Arurua village in Hariharganj police station area.
"The gas-stove was turned on," the police official said.
From the gas-stove, the fire spread to the cylinder. Later, the family raised an alarm.
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"Neighbours gathered at the spot and started pouring water on it to douse the blaze, but the cylinder exploded suddenly," said Sudama Kumar Das, the in-charge of Hariharganj police station.
"The injured persons were taken to a local hospital, but as the conditions of five people were critical, they were sent to the Medinirai Medical College and Hospital for better treatment," police said.
(with inputs from PTI)
