Chennai couple escape after LPG cylinder explodes

In a shocking case, an LPG cylinder exploded at a house in Ice House area on Wednesday evening when the tenant was trying to change the empty cylinder.

According to The New Indian Express report, the police said that around 8.15 pm, Ravi borrowed a cylinder from his neighbour and was trying to fit it. “He lit the stove and a fire broke out. But the occupants somehow managed to escape when the cylinder exploded".

“Since it was an old house with a thatched roof, fire spread faster damaging the entire house. But none of them was injured and no causalities were reported,” the officer added.

Media reports further state that "the neighbours immediately informed the Ice House police and the fire control room and the fire was doused on time. One portion of the house had caught fire by the time we reached but we managed to douse the fire in 20 minutes. Luckily, the occupants escaped,” said the fire and rescue personnel.

Based on a complaint lodged by Senthil, a case has been registered.