One dead, six injured in gas cylinder blast in Budgam

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BUDGAM — One person died while six others were injured after a gas cylinder exploded in a house at Wadwan village of central Kashmir’s Budgam district.

According to reports, the sound of explosion was heard at a radius of one kilometre in Soibugh area. The blast took place in the house of Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat, son of Ghulam Deen Bhat where he was living with his family.

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The explosion completely demolished the building, in which Mushtaq Ahmad, his wife and some other family persons were seriously injured and were rushed to JVC Hospital Srinagar.

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However, the identification of deceased and injured persons was not immediately known.

A police official confirmed the incident and said that one unidentified body and six other injured persons have been recovered from the house and were shifted to JVC Srinagar.

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