Three die in gas cylinder blast, properties gutted

Patna, Feb 26 (UNI) At least three people were killed and ten injured in a fire caused by gas cylinder blast at Jogipur Mohalla here today, the police said.

About 20 huts were reduced to ashes as the fire engulfed a vast area after the gas cylinder blast, claiming three lives and damaging properties worth lakhs of rupees, police added.

The victims were identified as Panwati Devi (65 years), Chhttau Ram (1 year) son of Nawal Rai and Bhura (3 Years) son of Ranjit Kumar, police said.

The injured had been admitted to a local hospital.

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