Five persons were injured after a cooking gas cylinder exploded and massive fire broke out at a restaurant near Bhopal railway station in the evening on Monday.
Three persons sustained burn injuries while two others who tried to rescue the trapped people inside the restaurant which caught fire after a gas cylinder exploded inside the restaurant.
Six fire tender vehicles were rushed to the rescue and after hard efforts of around an hour the fire was pacified and people at the restaurant were rescued.
The three injured are employees of the restaurant who were identified as Anil Pandey, Amit Kumar and Ranjeet Sen. The hotel is situated at Alpana square near to platform number 6 at Bhopal railway station.
The fire could turn massive as the petrol pump was situated close to the hotel but swift action by fire tenders pacified the fire and injured were rushed to hospital.
Superintendent of Police Bhopal (North) Arvind Saxena said that initially fire broke out at Raj restaurant which spread to Rajshree restaurant and while the employees tried to remove the cooking gas cylinder it exploded injuring three persons and massive fire broke out at the restaurant.
Three persons have sustained burn injuries while two escaped with minor injuries. The condition of the injured is stable and are undergoing treatment at Hamidia hospital, he added.
In the initial investigation police found a cooking gas cylinder which exploded and seized another cooking gas cylinder from the spot.
Investigation has been started into the matter and action would be taken
against those responsible behind the incident.