LPG cylinder exploded in Medchal, four injured

Four members of a family were injured after an LPG cylinder reportedly exploded while it was being replaced at a house in Srirangavaram, at Yellampet in Medchal on Monday.

According to local residents, the injured were identified as Srinivas (37) and his three children Pravalika (14), Haripriya (10), and Vikranth



(6).

The blast occurred while the family was changing the cooking gas cylinder, causing burn injuries.

On receiving information, an ambulance team, rushed to the spot and administered first aid, before shifting the injured to a nearby hospital for further treatment.

The exact cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained.