Six years after LPG blast, Odisha family gets Rs 4.10 lakh compensation

Bhubaneswar, Nov 14 (UNI) A consumer commission in Odisha's Ganjam district has directed Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), its authorised LPG distributor and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company to pay Rs 4.10 lakh compensation to a family affected by a cooking gas cylinder explosion in 2020. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission also ordered payment of 9 per cent annual interest on the amount from October 20, 2020, the date of the accident, until realisation. The explosion occurred at P. Rabindra Patra's house at Krishna Lila Sahi in Sorada around 12.40 pm while cooking was underway. The cylinder, supplied by…