Seven people, including four children and two women, were killed in a gas cylinder blast at a house in Pathar Pratima in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Monday night, a senior police officer said.<\/p>\n
A woman also suffered injuries in the explosion that took place in Dholahat village of Pathar Pratima block around 9 pm, he said.<\/p>\n
“All the bodies have been recovered. The injured woman was rescued from the house and admitted to hospital,” Sunderban Police District SP Koteswara Rao told PTI.<\/p>\n
The dead were likely from the same family, he said.<\/p>\n
Police suspect that there were two gas cylinders in the house, and the blaze spread after firecrackers stored inside went up in flames, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe situation is under control and the rescue operation is complete. The area has been cordoned off and an investigation is underway,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A probe would also be conducted to ascertain whether firecrackers were manufactured inside the house, another officer said.<\/p>\n
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