Nashik (Maha), Dec 1 (PTI) As many as seven people were injured in a fire caused by LPG cylinder leakage at Bharat Nagar slum here on Tuesday, police said.

The incident took place in a house near Aksa Masjid.

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There was leakage from an LPG cylinder in the house and when somebody tried to light a stove, there was a flare- up, police said.

Four members of the family and three guests who were staying overnight were injured.

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All of them have been admitted to the District Civil Hospital and the condition of four of them is serious, an official said.

The family hails from Bihar, he added.

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