Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 23 (ANI): An explosion at a gas cylinder agency in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday triggered a wall collapse, officials said. The authorities confirmed no injuries or fatalities occurred.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sanjay Kumar Verma said, "An explosion occured at a gas cylinder agency. Investigation is underway. The wall has collapsed. No casualty has been reported."

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Further details are awaited.

Earlier in March, a massive fire broke out at a bakery store in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, leading to the explosion of several LPG cylinders stored inside it, an official said.

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Upon learning about the incident, the firefighters immediately rushed to the spot and extinguished the flames. Fire Brigade Sub Inspector Charan Singh Rajput said that around 10-12 water tankers were deployed at the site and took nearly 2.5 hours to control the blaze.

"A fire incident occurred at a bakery store between 9 and 9:30 am and upon receiving information, fire tenders reached the spot to extinguish the flames. A total of 10-12 water tankers were deployed, and it took 2-2.5 hours to control the fire. There were approximately 40 gas cylinders present inside the store, with 8-10 exploded in the incident, however, no casualty was reported," Rajput told ANI.

In another incident, two children died while seven other persons sustained burn injuries in a suspected LPG cylinder explosion at Navallur near Chennai on the morning of March 15, police said.

The incident occurred around 7:40 AM at Chamundeeswarar Nagar, 3rd Street in the Navallur area along Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), where three houses were situated adjacent to each other. Residents reported hearing a loud explosion and rushed to the spot, only to find that the houses had partially collapsed. (ANI)

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