Woman injured as cooking gas cylinder explodes near Dharmapuri
DHARMAPURI: A 24-year-old woman suffered injuries when a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder exploded in her house in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Saturday .
On Friday evening, Kalaiyarasi cooked food and fell asleep without turning off the gas cylinder regulator. Gas leaked. The cylinder exploded when she switched on a light around 3am. She was thrown off and the tile-roofed house collapsed in the impact. A motor shed of a neighbouring house also collapsed.
Her brother was not at home when the explosion happened.
On being alerted, the Papparapatty police arrived at the scene and rushed Kalaiyarasi to Dharmapuri Government Medical College and Hospital. She was later referred to a private hospital in Salem.
The police registered a case.
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On Friday evening, Kalaiyarasi cooked food and fell asleep without turning off the gas cylinder regulator. Gas leaked. The cylinder exploded when she switched on a light around 3am. She was thrown off and the tile-roofed house collapsed in the impact. A motor shed of a neighbouring house also collapsed.
Her brother was not at home when the explosion happened.
On being alerted, the Papparapatty police arrived at the scene and rushed Kalaiyarasi to Dharmapuri Government Medical College and Hospital. She was later referred to a private hospital in Salem.
The police registered a case.
Get real-time updates on Budget 2025 and Income Tax Slabs on Times of India. Check out the latest income tax slabs FY 2025-26.
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