Surat, March 19 Two people were killed and nine others sustained burn injuries after a fire in a building housing an embroidery unit in Surat, Gujarat, triggered gas cylinder blasts on Thursday, officials said.
The incident occurred around 5:30 am when two cylinders exploded following the fire on the third floor of the building located near Rachna circle in Kapodra locality, Bharatnagar, a fire department official said.
As many as eight gas cylinders were stored in the building, two of which exploded, causing fatalities, he said.
"As soon as the incident was reported, fire tenders from four fire stations were rushed to the spot. Upon arrival, the fire was found to be raging. Before the fire department vehicles reached, an LPG cylinder had exploded, causing the blaze to spread further," the official said.
Firefighters broke a sheet covering the building's third floor, and the people trapped inside were rescued and taken to the hospital, he said.
"A total of 11 people were rescued. Nine of them suffered minor to moderate injuries, while two died," the official said.