A woman and her two kids were charred to death in a fire and subsequent explosion of an LPG cylinder at Hrishyamukh in Tripura's South district, about 120 km from here, police said today.
One Jhunu Debnath, a small trader was pouring petrol from one container to another last night when his wife was standing near with a makeshift kerosene lamp and the petrol container suddenly caught fire which soon engulfed his thatched house.
"His wife also caught fire and rushed to a room where two LPG cylinders were stored and those cylinders then exploded. The woman and her two children were charred to death on the spot", SP, Police control, D Roy told reporters.
However, Jhunu escaped unhurt. Police is investigating the case, Roy added.
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