6 Of Family Killed After House Collapses Due To Cylinder Blast In UP

Six members of a family were killed after a house collapsed due to a cylinder explosion in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr on Monday evening, officials said. Eight people, including five children, were also injured in the incident that took place around 9 pm in the Ashapuri Colony of Sikandrabad. The injured persons, who were taken out of the debris, are being treated at a hospital.

The victims have been identified as Dhevati Hivja, Riyazuddin, his wife Rukhsana, their sons Salman and Aas Mohammad, and daughter Tamanna.

According to the police, the cylinder explosion was so powerful that the bricks and lintel of the house were blown away.