As many as 15 persons including four children were injured and sustained burns due to blast at two places at Rohtak and Gurugram in 24 hours. A ballistic team from Madhuban arrived to examine the spot due to LPG cylinder in a house since fire crackers kept in the house caught fire. An FIR was registered against the house owner under the charges of negligence and explosive Act by the police.
According to the FIR, the incident took place around 3.20 pm at the house of Bhagwan Das a resident of Nakhrola village in Gurugram district. During cooking, the LPG gas cylinder exploded in the kitchen and soon after the flames spread rapidly to a nearby room in which some firecrackers were kept. Soon after the blast, the roof of the room collapsed and Tanuj (14) son and Chavi (10) daughter of Kala, who were inside the room, were buried under the debris. Before this, Kala, his elder son Manish (20) and Satish (40), relatives of Kala and relative’s driver were charred in the blast while wife and a daughter of Kala survived in the accident.
Soon a police team and fire brigade team were pressed into service and all the six injured were rushed to Arvy Hospital in the Sector 90 area from where all six were referred to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital due to their critical condition, said the police. Cops said Kala used to work on firework in marriages and parties. A team led by Suresh Kumar, ACP, Manesar reached the spot and a forensic team was also called on spot.
Suresh Kumar ACP said, it is revealed in the preliminary investigation that cylinders may not be the main reason behind the blast. There were firecrackers in the house which may be the main cause behind the blast. The further investigation is underway. He told that the FIR was registered under relevant sections of IPC and an explosive Act against the house owner. The injured are being treated in a hospital and most of them are critical.
Meanwhile, nine persons, including a couple and their two sons, were injured in a cylinder blast at Ekta Colony, Rohtak on Wednesday. The explosion was so intense that it damaged the nearby houses apart from the one in which mishap took place. Vishal Bidlan originally hailing from Jind district working in a private company told that when heard a massive explosion rushed out of home stays with his family told that flames were seen when house was badly damaged and engulfed in fire suspected caused due to gas leakage in gyser. Vishal, his wife Shilpa (30) and their sons Rehan (8) and Revan (1) sustained burns and injuries, said Dinesh, a neighbour. Family members residing in neighboring house Parthiv (18), Preeti (16) and Reetika and Upasana while having tution also sustained injuries. The wall of a house at a distance of 20 feet was also got blasted due to explosion as a result glass panes of the house broke into pieces and two out of six students he was teaching sustained injuries, Susheel said. Uday Singh Meena SP Rohtak said according to Dr Saroj Dahiya FSL incharge Rohtak mishap caused due to leakage of gas from regulator in the gyser.
