West Bengal: 4 Children Among 7 Dead in Gas Cylinder Blast in South 24 Parganas District (Watch Video)

West Bengal (April 1, 2025): At least seven people, including four children and two women, were killed in a gas cylinder explosion Monday night in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a house in Dholaghat village of Pathar Pratima block. A woman was also injured and has been admitted to a hospital, Sunderban Police District Superintendent Koteswara Rao told PTI.

The explosion was initially believed to have occurred while making firecrackers. Rescue teams recovered all the bodies from the site. Officials are investigating the cause of the blast. Visuals from the scene, shared by news agencies, show extensive damage to the house.

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South 24 Parganas, West Bengal: A powerful explosion occurred while making firecrackers in Patharpratima under, Dholaahat police station limits, resulting in the death of two people and leaving several others seriously injured pic.twitter.com/AjVoNOt6dS

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In a separate incident, a gas cylinder explosion sparked a fire at a night market near Varanasi Cantt railway station on Monday morning, police said. No injuries were reported.

The blast occurred near pillar number 59 in front of the railway station. Sigra police station house officer Sanjay Kumar Mishra said firefighters and police rushed to the scene and took time to control the flames. Several shops were damaged, but there were no casualties.