Sitamarhi, Apr 12: Four members of a family, including two minors, have died in an accidential cylinder blast at a home in Paschim Tola in Bihar's Sitamarhi district, official sources said today.
Sub-divisional Officer (sdo), Pupri, Ujjwal Kumar Sinha said that the accident took place last night when the woman of the house lit the gas-burner resulting in explosion of the cylinder from which gas was leaking.
Wife of Shyam Dutta his daughter-in-law, a grand son and a grand daughter died in the accidential cylinder blast, the SDO said.
The house owner was not at home at the time of mishap that took place at around 30 km from Sitamarhi town.
