MUMBAI: Three members of a family were killed on Friday in a gas
cylinder explosion in
Hingoli district in
Maharashtra's
Marathwada region, police said.
The incident took place at around 3am in a house in Krunda village of the district, over 500 kilometres from here, an official said.
"The blast was possibly caused by LPG leakage. Three people in the house were killed instantly," he said.
The official identified the deceased as Sonadi Dalvi (55), Sureka Dalvi (50) and Puja Dalvi (25).