2 Killed in Oxygen Cylinder Blast Outside UP Hospital

Chandauli (UP): A horrifying cylinder explosion outside a private hospital in the Chandauli area of Uttar Pradesh claimed the lives of two individuals today. The noise of the explosion was so loud that it forced the local residents to run into their homes.

The explosion reportedly occurred outside Dayal Hospital at around 9 AM in the Ravi Nagar area of Mughalsarai city as oxygen cylinders were being unloaded from a vehicle that was parked outside the facility.

Glass in the hospital and surrounding houses were shattered by the explosion, and the impact severely mutilated the two bodies. They were visible lying on the road amidst the mayhem. Additionally, a truck parked in the centre of the street is observed to be transporting multiple oxygen cylinders.

Both the local police Superintendent and the Mughalsarai MLA arrived on the scene right away. The dead bodies were recovered by the police and sent for an autopsy. The images captured by nearby security cameras are being looked investigated.