Yatri dies, 9 hurt in cylinder blast

Security personnel near the bus in which LPG cylinder blast took place at Vessu, Qazigund on Thursday. — Excelsior / Sajad Dar
Security personnel near the bus in which LPG cylinder blast took place at Vessu, Qazigund on Thursday. — Excelsior / Sajad Dar

Excelsior Correspondent

Srinagar, July 6: One Amarnath yatri died while nine others were injured due to cooking gas explosion at Vessu, Qazigund, in district Anantnag today.
Police said one yatri namely Ganga of Andhra Pradesh died while nine others injured. The injured have been shifted to the nearby hospital.
Police said a cooking gas cylinder exploded in the bus bearing number UP838E 099 in which the yatris were travelling to Jammu.