Uttar Pradesh: Two houses collapse after cylinder blast in Gonda; 8 killed, 6 injured

LUCKNOW: Eight people were killed while six others suffered injuries in a cylinder blast in Gonda late on Tuesday.
"An information was received at UP 112 about a cylinder blast from Wazirganj police station area," said superintendent of police (SP), Gonda.
The SP added that the blast led to collapse of roof and the entire house came down.
"Forensic team has collected samples from the site to know about the nature of the blast," the SP said.
Around 15 people were trapped under the debris and have been rescued.
Two buildings were reduced to rubble due to the impact of the blast.
The deceased were identified as Nisar (35), Rubina (32), Shamshad (28), Meraz (11), Sarunisha (35), Noori (12), Shoeb (2), and Shahnawaz (14).
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of the incident and directed all the officials to conduct relief operation and give all possible help to the families of the injured and the deceased.