Cylinder explosion while filling gas, seven scorched including five children

Faridabad. In Chawla Colony of Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, a house exploded while filling gas from a big gas cylinder to another cylinder. Seven people, including five children, got scorched due to the explosion of a gas cylinder. Of these, four children have been sent to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi in critical condition. Others have been admitted to private hospitals in the city.

Outpost in-charge Chamanlal of Chawla Colony told that there is a shop in Sonu Thakur’s house itself, which is run by Rajesh. On Monday late evening, gas was being filled from one gas cylinder to another. During this suddenly the cylinder exploded. Seven people including five children were injured due to cylinder blast. Among the injured are Umesh Poddar (73), who reached the shop to get food items for his grandsons Manav and Jiyash. Apart from this, shopkeeper Rajesh and other children playing there got burnt.

Immediately after the accident, social workers Vinod Goswami, Krishna Goswami and others reached the spot and took the scorched children and people to Ballabhgarh Hospital by car. Soon after getting information about this, Station City Incharge Satish Kumar and Chawla Colony Police Outpost Incharge Chaman Lal reached the spot along with the police force. According to the police, four-year-old Manav, three-year-old Jiyash, 11-year-old Chhavi, nine-year-old Amra have been referred to Delhi Safdarjung in critical condition. Apart from this, eight-year-old Abdullah, 25-year-old Rajesh, Umesh Poddar have been admitted to the local hospital. Outpost incharge Chamanlal says that investigation has been started in the matter. Action will be taken according to the negligence that will come to the fore.