HP cylinder blast: Two succumb to burn injuries

Two persons, who sustained severe burn injuries in a cylinder blast in Nagrota Surian yesterday, succumbed today, police said.

The deceased were identified as Fouji Ram and Khaintho Ram. The bodies were handed over to the family members after postmortem, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Kangra, said.

At least 22 people, including women, were injured yesterday when the cylinder went off at a sweets shops near the Nagrota Surian bus stand here.

Theinjured were admitted to a government hospital in Tanda, one injured is undergoing treatment at Sukhsadan Hospital in Pathankot, police said.