PUNE: A couple and their six-month-old child sustained burn injuries in an explosion due to LPG cylinder leakage in their house in Kharadi on Monday.
The injured have been identified as Shankar Bhawale (28), Asha Shankar Bhawale (22) and their daughter Swarali, all residents of Sambhajinagar in Kharadi. Shankar, a native of Nanded, works as a labourer at a construction site.
According to the police, the incident took place around 8 am. Fire Brigade officials said that there was already leakage from the cylinder and as soon as Asha switch on the gas burner, there was explosion resulting in a fire. Three persons sustained burn injuries while all household goods were burnt. The neighbours rushed them to Sassoon General Hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.
