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Four Injured in Fire During LPG Cylinder Inspection in Gorakhpur
A fire started in a home in Gorakhpur while a worker was checking an LPG cylinder.
Reports said he lit a lighter to look for a gas leak.
Gas in the room caught fire.
An elderly couple, a visitor and the worker were hurt.
Their family members took them to hospitals.
Police and firefighters came and controlled the fire.
An official said the four injured people were stable and out of danger.
Four people were injured when a fire broke out during an LPG cylinder inspection in Gorakhpur on Saturday morning.
The incident occurred around 11 a.m. at a house in the Shahpur police station area.
The injured were the elderly couple who lived there, a 65-year-old visitor and the gas-agency delivery person.
Reports said the delivery person lit a lighter to check for a leak, igniting gas that had accumulated in the room.
Police and fire teams brought the fire under control; officials said all four injured people were stable and out of danger.
- Who
- An elderly couple, a 65-year-old visitor and a gas-agency delivery person were injured.
- What
- A fire broke out while a domestic LPG cylinder was being inspected.
- Where
- A house in the Shahpur police station area of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Saturday morning, around 11 a.m.; the report is dated October 10.
- Why
- Reports said a lighter was used to check for a gas leak, and gas accumulated in the room caught fire.
Key facts
- Location
- House number LIG-156, Shahpur police station area, Gorakhpur
- Time
- Around 11 a.m. on Saturday
- People injured
- Four
- Residents
- Ranjan Das, 75, and his wife Jaya Das, 70
- Other injured people
- Dashavati Devi, 65, and delivery person Indresh, 40
- Reported ignition
- A lighter was reportedly used to check for a gas leak; accumulated gas caught fire
- Condition
- Gorakhnath Circle Officer Ravi Kumar Singh said all four were stable and out of danger
Sources
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