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He was able to remove two cylinders from the house, and by the time he could remove the third, it caught fire and exploded,” said Dube.Asked about the use of household cylinders for the commercial purpose, Dubey said, “It hardly matters because the cylinders were also being used for household purpose.”According to doctors at the district hospital, Raju Kashyap suffered 40% burns injuries, while his daughter Kamini, 22, and brother Nanhe Lal, 42, sustained 20% burns. Pilibhit: Three members of a family, including a 22-year-old girl, were injured when fire engulfed their house after two LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) cylinders exploded in quick succession in Pilibhit city around 11 am on Saturday.Two fire tenders were pressed into service, which took around 40 minutes to put out the fire.Policemen, who also rushed to the spot, shifted the injured to the district hospital, and evacuated nearby houses swiftly.According to district fire officer Brahmanand Dube, “Raju Kashyap, a chaat vendor on Lal Road under Pilibhit Kotwali police station, was frying ‘golgappe’ or (puris of panipuri) when the cylinder caught fire and exploded.”“The victim got three more filled domestic LPG cylinders at his house..