Eight injured in gas cylinder explosion in UP

Eight members of a family were today injured when portion of a house collapsed due to explosion in a gas cylinder in Ushait area here, police said.

The incident occurred this morning when the cylinder caught fire and exploded as family members of Phubram alias Munna were preparing for breakfast, Sub Divisional Magistrate O P Tiwari said.

He said that the injured have been admitted to a hospital.