18 injured in cylinder blast in Haryana

At least 18 persons were injured, six of whom in serious condition, in a cylinder blast at a building of a colony in Haryana's Panchkula district, police said today.
The blast took place yesterday in a building in Himshikha colony of Pinjore injuring at least 18 people and damaging five adjoining houses, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Vivek Atray said.
The cause of the blast is being probed after which assessment of loss to houses would be conducted by the Public Works (Building and Roads) Department, he said.
Six of the injured have suffered serious burns, the DC said while inquiring about the condition of them undergoing treatment at General Hospital in Panchkula and PGIMER in Chandigarh.

He assured that the injured persons would be provided every possible help for treatment through District Red Cross Society.
Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced assistance of Rs 1 lakh each for treatment of those seriously injured and Rs 50,000 each to the other injured people.