New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Four persons, including three minor siblings, were injured in a CNG cylinder blast at a godown in northeast Delhi's Sunder Nagri area on Saturday, police said.

According to Delhi Police, the incident was reported around 4:33 PM in Nand Nagri, following an explosion in a cylinder being repaired inside a godown in K-Block.

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A police team rushed to the spot and found that the blast had occurred during a repair of an old CNG cylinder. The explosion's force caused the godown's iron gate to break off.

In the incident, three children--aged 4, 7, and 9--who were playing outside the premises at the time, sustained injuries. A 25-year-old worker inside the godown, identified as Arshad, was also hurt in the explosion.

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The godown was reportedly being used for the storage and repair of old CNG cylinders.

Teams from the Crime Branch and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) are inspecting the scene to ascertain the exact cause and sequence of the blast.

Further investigation into the matter is underway. (ANI)

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