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Cooking gas cylinder blast kills 10 in India | Cooking gas cylinder blast kills 10 in India |
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At least 10 people died after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a house in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials say. | At least 10 people died after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a house in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials say. |
The building collapsed due to the blast, which took place in a two-storey building in Mau district on Monday. | The building collapsed due to the blast, which took place in a two-storey building in Mau district on Monday. |
Rescue efforts are ongoing as officials fear that more people could be trapped in the debris of the building. | Rescue efforts are ongoing as officials fear that more people could be trapped in the debris of the building. |
Neighbours told local media that they heard a loud explosion and the building was engulfed in fire soon after. | Neighbours told local media that they heard a loud explosion and the building was engulfed in fire soon after. |
Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, has ordered an inquiry into the incident. | Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, has ordered an inquiry into the incident. |
"Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognizance of the blast in a house in Walidpur in Mau," Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Awasthi told PTI news agency. | |
"He has expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and directed... all officers to immediately provide all possible relief and medical help to the injured persons." |
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