Luckow, October 14
A double-storey house collapsed under the impact of an LPG cylinder blast in Mau district this morning, killing at least 13 persons and leaving 15 others injured.
While 10 persons died on the spot, others succumbed to injuries at the Azamgarh district hospital, where the injured were taken for treatment.
District Magistrate Gyan Prakash Tripathi apprehended that the death toll could rise as more persons were believed to be trapped under the debris. While the fire brigade and local police were handling the rescue operation, a team of the State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) had been requisitioned from Gorakhpur to join the rescue operations.
According to eyewitnesses, the blast occurred in the kitchen of a house belonging to Chotu Badhai and the fire spread rapidly. People from a nearby tea stall rushed for help but were trapped inside. Within no time, the house collapsed, trapping several persons, including six women from Badhai’s family. JCB machines were pressed into service to remove the debris.
Yogi Adityanath, CM, has expressed condolences to the family of the deceased. — TNS
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