In a tragic incident, a six-month-old infant was burnt alive and two others suffered critical burns when a leaking gas cylinder caught fire in a house at Beloth village in Agra district on Wednesday.
The tragic incident took place when a member of the family went to the kitchen to prepare milk for the infant. The moment she lit the gas stove, the leaking LPG cylinder caught fire.
The rising flames spread to other parts of the house resulting in the death of the child. Two members of the family, Dorilal and his son Rishi, suffered critical burns while trying to douse the flames, sources in the police said.
