Nine killed in Rajasthan LPG cylinder blast

Jaipur | Saturday | 17th February, 2018

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Suddenly, there was a loud blast which brought the entire building down like a pack of cards.According to some eyewitnesses, the cook was trying to refill the empty LPG cylinder from other cylinder. JAIPUR: At least nine persons were killed and 18 others were injured after two LPG cylinders exploded at a wedding function in Beawar in Rajasthan's Ajmer district, police said.The incident took place on late Friday night. That caused a fire and it resulted in an explosion.Post-mortems are being done and the bodies are being handed over to their respective families. (Photo: PTI)Police said one Surendra Kumar Parecha had organised wedding celebrations at Kumavat Samaj Bhavan in Beawar for his son's wedding.The guests were staying in a double-storey building. According to police, six persons were referred to a hospital in Ajmer while 12 were referred to the district hospital in Beawar.NDRF and SDRF personnel carry out rescue work after collapse of a building due to a gas cylinder blast in Beawar..