Delhi: Two boys suffer burn injuries after LPG cylinder catches fire

Two boys sustained severe injuries after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder caught fire and exploded inside their house in Central Delhi’s Ranjeet Nagar on Monday, said the police. The injured, identified as Ritesh (18) and Anshuman (16), sustained 30-45 per cent burn injuries in the explosion, which happened when they were alone in their house, said the police.

According to the Delhi Fire Service officials, they received a call around 9 pm about a fire inside a house. At the spot, officials found that a cylinder had caught fire and later exploded. During the enquiry, the police found that gas had leaked from the cooking cylinder at night.