Cylinder explodes in GTB Nagar
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, January 7
A gas cylinder exploded at a two-storey house located near Mata Gujri Park at GTB Nagar on Thursday. The blast was so powerful that the walls of the adjoining houses also developed cracks.
As per the information, house owner Vijay Kumar saw smoke billowing out of his kitchen around 6 am. He immediately went on his terrace with his family and asked for help from his neighbours.
“Subsequently, I jumped on the terrace of my adjoining house and rescued my family. A few minutes later, the cylinder exploded and the entire house was up in flames. The electricity cables further compounded the problem and all walls and ceilings got damaged,” Vijay said.
It took more than two hours for the fire extinguishers to control the flames. The owner suffered huge losses in the incident.
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