Two former Defence personnel were killed when an LPG cylinder exploded in a house at Kharinasi village in the district on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as PC Samantray of Nayagarh district and SK Sahu, a resident of Brahmapur. Both were former Indian Navy personnel.
Currently, they were engaged as boatmen of the Jamboo Marine police station.
Reports said the house caught fire after cooking gas suddenly exploded. While Samantray was charred to death in fire, Sahu sustained critical injuries in the mishap.
On receiving information, fire tenders were sent to the spot to douse the fire. Sahu, who was critically injured in the incident, was rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
