Guwahati, April 9 (Inditop.com) One person was killed and at least 16 wounded, three of them critically, when a cooking gas cylinder exploded Friday during a wedding celebration in Assam.
A police spokesperson said the cylinder exploded at Rupnagar area in Assam’s main city of Guwahati.
“The house where the cylinder exploded was crammed with people as there was a wedding ritual that was to take place later in the day,” a police officer said.
A woman college teacher, a relative of the groom, was killed in the explosion.
“Sixteen more people who gathered at the groom’s house for the ritual were injured with three of them stated to be critical with multiple burn and splinter injuries,” the official said.
The intensity of the explosion was so severe that a portion of the house caved in and was badly damaged.
“The extent of the damage is so severe that it looked like there was a powerful bomb blast,” the official said.
The wedding has been put off following the tragedy.
