Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Dec 8: A mother and her three children sustained serious injuries when a gas cylinder exploded at their home in Kandika, under the Manjanady village limits. All four are currently admitted to the ICU of a private hospital in Deralakatte.
According to reports, the family was sleeping in the house of Mutalib, a resident of Kandika, when a loud explosion occurred at midnight. The blast shattered the roof of the house and caused extensive damage to the windows and bedroom. The cot on which the mother and children were sleeping was completely burned.
The elder daughter, who was sleeping alongside her mother, managed to open the door and move her siblings and mother, all of whom had sustained severe burn injuries, to the hospital. Tahsildar Puttaraji later visited the scene.
The injured have been identified as Khubra and her children Meyadiaya, Maziya, and Mayida. A local resident who heard the explosion raised an alarm, prompting neighbours to rush to the site and extinguish the fire.
It is suspected that a gas leak from the cylinder caused the explosion, leading to the devastating fire.