UP: Child burnt to death in cooking gas cylinder burst

A three-year-old child was burnt to death and four others got severe injuries when a cooking gas cylinder burst at their house at Barkheda Saunak village in Uttar Pradesh. All the injured got hospitalised where their condition was stated to stable.

Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh): A three-year-old child was burnt to death and four others got severe injuries when a cooking gas cylinder burst to trigger fire at a house in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday.

The incident took place in Barkheda Saunak village in the Behjoi area of the district, Superintendent of Police(SP) Yamuna Prasad said.

The deceased was identified as Akash. The injured were admitted to a hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable, the police said.