6 family members killed in cylinder blast in Panipat

Panipat (Haryana) [India], January 12 (ANI): Six members of a family were killed in an explosion caused by leakage in a gas cylinder in Haryana's Panipat on Thursday, police said.
Police said a preliminary probe suggests six members died due to suffocation.
"The explosion occurred when a family member lit a stove to make tea," Dharambir Kharab, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Panipat said.
Police said the post-mortem on the deceased will ascertain the cause of death.
Fire tenders were rushed to the spot after the accident, police said, adding that a forensic team was also visaited the spot.
More details are awaited. (ANI)