Amethi, April 08: A house owner was killed, 15 persons were injured and five others trapped in a building collapse following a cylinder explosion in Pidari village of the district today, police said. The cylinder was kept on the first floor of the house when it exploded, Gauriganj police Inspector Deshraj Singh said.
While the house owner was killed on the spot, 15 injured were rushed to Sanjay Gandhi hospital here, Singh said. Five people are still trapped in the debris and machines have been deployed to track them.
—PTI–