Woman, two daughters killed in gas cylinder fire in Rajasthan

A gas cylinder leakage triggered a fire inside a shop-kitchen in Rajasthan’s Beawar district, killing 28-year-old Manisha and her two young daughters. Police said the blaze spread rapidly when she attempted to make tea, leaving the family trapped before locals and firefighters controlled the flames

Jaipur: A woman and her two daughters were killed after a fire broke out due to a gas leakage from domestic cylinder inside a shop in Rajasthan’s Beawar district on Sunday, police said. The incident occurred in the Kancha Udawata village in the Relra gram panchayat, where the fire erupted in a kitchen set up inside a shop. According to the police, the deceased were identified as Manisha, 28, and her daughters Naviya, 8 and Pallavi, 5.

Sendra SHO Hariram Jat said the fire broke out when Manisha went to the kitchen to prepare a tea. As she switched on the gas, flames suddenly erupted due to leakage from the cylinder. The blaze spread rapidly and engulfed the entire kitchen, leaving the woman and her daughters with no time to escape, he said.

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Upon receiving the information, police reached the spot and shifted the bodies to a mortuary.
Locals attempted to douse the fire before a fire brigade brought the blaze under control, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.