Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 9 (ANI): Five people were killed after a house in Ayodhya district collapsed due to a blast, officials said on Thursday.

The incident took place in a village under the Purakalandar police station. Those killed included three children and two adults, the officials said.

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Dr Ashish Pathak, Emergency Medical Officer, District Hospital, Ayodhya, said five people have been brought here with burn injuries, including three children and two adults.

"All were brought dead," he said. Police are carrying out investigations.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath takes cognisance of an explosion in a house in Ayodhya.

The Chief Minister expressed condolences to the deceased and directed officials to reach the spot and expedite relief work immediately.

He gave directions for the immediate transportation of the injured to the hospital and for their proper treatment.

On Wednesday, six people were injured in blasts in two scooters parked in a Kanpur market, police officials had said. (ANI)

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