Gas cylinder explosion in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr injures 10 students

The accident took place when a small 5-kg cylinder exploded while cooking food inside the kitchen of the hostel, UP police said.

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Bulandshahr: Ten students were injured after a gas cylinder exploded inside the hostel of the Government Polytechnic College here on Monday, police said.

The accident took place when a small 5-kg cylinder exploded while cooking food inside the kitchen of the hostel, they said.

District Magistrate Chandraprakash Singh said the injured have been sent to Government Medical College in Aligarh for treatment.

The students are out of danger. The deputy collector is present at the hospital along with the Chief Medical Officer of Aligarh, he added.

"The staff of Debai Tehsil are on the spot, there is nothing to worry." Singh said, adding he along with the Senior Superintendent of Police were going Aligarh to meet the students.