June 13, 2014 05:49 pm | Updated 06:18 pm IST - Kolkata
Four persons were killed and 13 others injured when an LPG cylinder exploded at a house in Tiljala in Park Circus area in the metropolis on Friday.
“Four people succumbed to their injuries in hospital,” Joint Commissioner of Police (HQ) Rajeev Mishra told PTI .
All the injured were taken to the Chittaranjan National Medical College where doctors said 10 of them sustained 70 per cent burns.
The fire was doused by eight fire engines, fire brigade sources added.
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