Police suspect a gas leak in the kitchen led to the cylinder exploding, and in the blast, the entire house was damagedTwo women and an eight-year-old boy were killed and four others critically injured after a wall collapsed due to an LPG cylinder blast in Arni, Tiruvannamalai district on Sunday morning. The injured, two of whom sustained burns due to the explosion, have been admitted to Government Vellore Medical College Hospital. According to police, Muktha Bai (55), owns a house on Pudhukamur Road in Arni town. “On one side it fell on Janakiraman and her family and another wall fell on Chandrammal who was sleeping in her house. S Ramachandran, Minister, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, K. S. Kandasamy, Tiruvannamalai Collector and S. Aravind, SP, Tiruvannamalai all visited the spot.

Source: The Hindu November 15, 2020 08:15 UTC