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Man dies in LPG cylinder blast

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correpondent, New Delhi
Dec 08, 2011 11:22 PM IST

A 40-year-old man was killed after an LPG gas cylinder exploded at his house in north Delhi’s Shastri Nagar on Wednesday night.

A 40-year-old man was killed after an LPG gas cylinder exploded at his house in north Delhi’s Shastri Nagar on Wednesday night.

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According to the police, the incident took place around 10 pm in A-block in Shastri Nagar. Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot for rescue operation.

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A senior police officer said the victim Raj Kumar lived alone at his A-396 house for past couple of months. On Wednesday night, the officer said, Kumar was at his home when a cooking gas cylinder exploded.

“The impact of the blast was so powerful that it damaged the victim’s house and a few adjoining houses,” said the senior officer.

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