Senior officers of Delhi Police and other intelligence agencies went into a tizzy after three calls of minor blasts were received on Friday afternoon in the span of ten minutes from three different areas of the Capital.
Initially, a rumour spread about a blast, but later the cops ruled out any foul play. Investigations later revealed that it was fire incident due to cylinder leakage. Four members of a family including two children suffered severe burn injuries when a lPG cylinder at their residence suddenly burst. A similar incident was also reported from Harsh Vihar and Uttam Nagar area where three people were injured.
The first incident took place at 1.04 pm in South-East Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan when an lPG cylinder accidentally blasted inside a house. Four members of a family including two children sustained burn injuries.
In the second incident, which took place in Engineers Enclave in Harsh Vihar area at 1.11 pm, a gas pipeline leaked into a nearby sewer and caught fire following which fire tenders were rushed to the spot and doused the fire. Three people were injured in this incident. In the third incident, the compressor of a fridge burst, causing a minor fire at Aggarwal sweet shop in Uttam Nagar area at 1.14 pm, no one was injured.