5-yr-old among five hurt in cylinder blast

Delhi | Thursday | 18th July, 2019

Summary:

New Delhi, July 17Five people, including a five-year-old girl, were injured on Wednesday after two shanties in West Delhi’s Moti Nagar caught fire apparently due to an explosion in a gas cylinder. Mohammad Chhotu (45) sustained 60 per cent burn injuries, while his wife Samoa Begum (40) sustained 100 per cent burn injuries. Mohammad Shahban (25) sustained 40 per cent burn injuries and his five-year-old daughter Muskan sustained 90 per cent burn injuries, said the police. Mohammad Sadiq (24), who was also injured in the incident, sustained 65 per cent burn injuries, they added. Bhardwaj said a case has been registered and three injured, who suffered critical injuries, have been shifted to Safdarjung Hospital..