Tragedy averted after LPG fire in Unnao: 8 kids among 15 hurt

KANPUR: At least 15 people including eight children suffered burn injuries when an LPG cylinder caught fire at a house in Salempur Karowan village under the limits of Kotwali police station in Unnao district on Saturday.
“The incident took place at the house of one Manoj Sonker. Several fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze. The injured were immediately rushed to the District Hospital, where doctors stated condition of two to be critical,” said SP Unnao Sureshrao A Kulkarni.The family members of Manoj and several others from the neighbourhood, who tried to rescue them, were among the injured. The police said that a major disaster in the area was averted as the house inmates were timely evacuated. The police identified the injured as Manoj (20), Surendra (28), Rekha (25), Agnu (35), Asha (34), Shiva (8), Shubham (7), Shubhi (6), Karan (6), Saumya (3), Sunaina (2), Pallavi (5), Sarla (32), Kalpana (4) and Suresh (45).
DM Unnao Ravindra Kumar rushed to the district hospital to take stock of the situation. “All the injured persons were rushed to the district hospital, from where two were referred to Kanpur after primary treatment considering their critical condition. We are ensuring quality medical treatment to all the burn victims,” he said.