Noida: Five-year-old among 6 injured in gas cylinder explosion

A gas cylinder exploded in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida on Thursday, injuring at least six individuals, including a five-year-old boy.

A gas cylinder exploded in Uttar Pradesh's Noida on Thursday morning leaving six people with severe burn injuries. A five-year-old child was among the injured. The fire broke out in the rented accommodation of Jai Veer in Noida’s Sector 28. Jai Veer was making ‘kachori’ (savoury snack) when the gas pipe started leaking. Jai Veer, his brothers Mokam and Avneesh, his wife Sunita and his two children suffered burn injuries as a result of the explosion.