Latest News | 1 Killed, Two Injured in Oxygen Cylinder Blast in UP

Mathura, Jan 17 (PTI) A person was killed and two were injured in an oxygen cylinder blast at a shop here on Friday evening, officials said.

Chief Fire Officer Narendra Pratap said the blast was caused due to extra pressure on a small container which was being refilled from a larger cylinder on Friday evening.

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"A pedestrian and two employees of the shop were injured in the incident," he said.

A police official said the three were taken to the district hospital where one died.

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