LPG cylinder explosion kills 3 in Salem

Salem: Three persons, including a woman and her teenaged son, were killed and eight injured in an LPG cylinder explosion at a house at nearby Aataiyampatty today, police said. While the woman and boy died on the spot, the body of a man was found under the debris of a nearby house, which was among three damaged in the blast, they said. [caption id=“attachment_1239587” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. PTI[/caption]They said the explosion occured afte the woman tried to light the gas stove unaware of a leak in the cylinder. The injured have been hospitalised. PTI