In a tragic turn of events reported from Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, a wedding turned into a funeral, after a gas cylinder explosion killed 5 people, including the groom and kids barely aged 4 and 5-year-old.

The gas cylinder explosion took place at a house where wedding festivities for a groom, identified as Surendra Singh, were taking place. The house which got engulfed in flames, and charred hopes, dreams and happiness of many wedding invitees, was located at Bhungra village.

Sometime around 2.30 pm on Thursday, Surendra Singh’s wedding procession was about to start from his home. Before the house was left empty and the wedding procession could make some distance, a gas cylinder leak led to explosion of multiple cylinders. The explosion was so powerful, that the house where the wedding was taking place, collapsed. Meanwhile, those close to the cylinders, suffered 80 to 100% severe burn injuries.

As per a Dainik Bhaskar report, the house where the incident took place, was of three families, where the cylinders were lying exposed. At a time when food was being prepared, a leaked gas surfaced from the front and back side of the house, to trigger an explosion.

Tragically enough, the cylinders were kept at the main entrance, which meant that no one could leave or enter the place when the explosion rocked the house.

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1. The Facts of the Matter
2. What Caused the Mishap
3. Deceased Include Groom, Kids Age 5, 4
4. 150 People Got Saved
5. CM Gehlot Condoles On Twitter

The Facts of the Matter

In Jodhpur, the laughter and cheer erupting from a house turned into howls of pain and anguish. At a house, which was hosting hundreds of people that had come to attend a wedding, a fire-related tragedy took place, killing at least 5 people. As per reports, multiple gas cylinders kept in open exploded due to a leak, which reportedly not only killed the groom in question, but also two kids, aged 2 and 5.

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What Caused the Mishap

Hundreds of guests had gathered at the house of Surendra Singh and his family for Surendra’s wedding.

A procession was going to leave the house for further wedding rituals when sometime around 2.30 pm, a cooking gas cylinder caught fire due to a leak, and exploded. As per reports, food was being prepared for the guests and the cylinders were kept at the main gate, which led to no one being able to exit or enter the house once the mishap took place.

Such was the impact of the explosion, that an entire portion of the house where the incident took place, completely collapsed. While 60 people were injured, 5 people including the groom, died. The severity of the explosion was such that those who were relatively close to the cylinders, suffered 80-100% injuries.

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Deceased Include Groom, Kids Age 5, 4

According to reports, Surendra Singh, the groom, and his father’s two brothers, Hamir Singh and Narpat Singh, passed away. Two kids, identified as Ratan Singh (5) and Khushboo (4), also succumbed to their burn injuries. Out of the 60 injured, 42 people were rushed to the MGH Hospital.

150 People Got Saved

While the incident is tragic to say the least, it should be noted that it could have been worse. At least 150 people were saved in the aftermath of the tragedy, as they were staying at another house, barely 100 meters away from the spot where the incident took place. These guests were about to come to the home to attend the rituals, when the accident took place.

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CM Gehlot Condoles On Twitter

Following the incident, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot gave his condolences on Twitter. “This accident is heart breaking, I wish the injured a speedy recovery. The government is with them in this hour of crisis, all necessary arrangements have been made for all possible treatment of the injured. The topmost priority at this time is to save each and every injured person and no stone will be left unturned in this direction,” his tweet read.

 

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