Three people, including two children, were injured in an lPG cylinder blast which occurred in Nehru Nagar locality under Kamla Nagar police station area on Saturday.
At around 9 am on Saturday after a lPG cylinder caught fire at tiffin centre, owner of the tiffin centre Prithviraj Singh Chouhan immediately removed the gas cylinder and hurled it on road which hit two children on the road and at the same time it exploded.
The three were rushed to Hamidia hospital where one of children who sustained severe injury and owner of tiffin centre Prithviraj Singh Chouhan who sustained serious injuries have been admitted in critical care. The other kid who suffered minor injuries was released after providing first aid.
Panic prevailed in the area after the explosion and locals informed the fire brigade and police. On the receipt of the information a police team reached the spot and fire tender vehicle which was informed by the locals also reached the spot.
The victim sustained injuries in shoulder, neck and hand. His condition is reportedly critical. Victim has not sustained burn injuries but he sustained injuries due to the exploding of the lPG gas cylinder in which the pieces of cylinder hit the victim and the kids, another victim Anees who sustained serious injuries was also injured in the same manner.
Police said that the investigations have been started and it would be investigated that the victim was using the lPG cylinder after procuring proper permission for commercial use or it was an illegal set up for tiffin centre.