Giridih (Jharkhand) Oct 18 A woman and her niece died in an LPG cylinder explosion in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Sunday evening, a police officer said.
The 5-kg cylinder got engulfed in flames while preparing food, and Kavita Devi (26), a resident of Mangaso village, tried to throw it out of her home.
However, the flaming cylinder hit a wall and exploded, the police officer said, adding that while Kavita Devi was injured and died on her way to the hospital, her niece Shital Kumari (4) died on the spot.
No FIR was registered on the request of the family members and villagers, the officer said.
(PTI News)
