Jajpur: Five members of a family sustained burns following a gas leak in their home at Nath Sahi village under Jajpur block on Tuesday. The fire took place in Dija Kundu’s house when a family member turned the LPG stove on, unaware of a gas leak.
To control the fire, others rushed to the kitchen but got trapped in the blaze. Among the injured were, Kundu’s wife Bijuli, daughter Manjulata, son-in-law Narayan Behera, and grandaugther. They were rushed to Jajpur district headquartes hospital.
Later the injured persons were shifted to SCB Medical College and Hosptial, Cuttack. Till last reports came, their condition was stated to be stable.
