Woman charred to death after LPG cylinder explodes in Nirmal

Bhainsa Rural Sub-Inspector K Srikanth said Gummula Drupadi, a homemaker and the wife of Linganna, a farmer, was trapped inside her tin-sheet roofed hut which went up in flames after the explosion at around 11 pm.

Nirmal: A 54-year-old woman was charred to death after an LPG cylinder exploded due to leakage of the gas at Kamol village in Bhainsa mandal on Saturday night.

Bhainsa Rural Sub-Inspector K Srikanth said Gummula Drupadi, a homemaker and the wife of Linganna, a farmer, was trapped inside her tin-sheet roofed hut which went up in flames after the explosion at around 11 pm. She was charred to death after the hut collapsed on her.

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When the woman raised an alaram, neighbors and her husband tried to rescue Drupadi but in vain as the hut went up in flames. She is survived by a daughter and son.

Based on a complaint recieved from Linganna, a case was registered. Investigations were taken up.