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One killed as hydrogen cylinder explodes

A hydrogen cylinder used by a vendor exploded today killing a woman and injuring 11 others in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh.

Updated on: Dec 27, 2009, 22:12:52 IST
PTI | By , Lucknow
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A hydrogen cylinder used by a vendor exploded today killing a woman and injuring 11 others in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh.

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The cylinder was used to inflate balloons and it exploded accidentally leading to the accident at Narainpur locality, police said here.

The deceased was identified as one Ramadevi.

Police said the injured were taken to a nearby health centre, which referred three of them to district hospital.