Maha: Gas cylinder explosion kills 2, injures 5 in Yavatmal

Yavatmal, Sep 26 (UNI) Two persons were killed and five others injured in a powerful gas cylinder explosion while welding work was underway on a tractor in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district today, officials said. According to reports, the incident occurred around 11 a.m. at a welding shop on the busy Thanaki Road near the weekly cattle market ground in Umarkhed town, when welding work was being carried out on a tractor. During the work, a gas cylinder suddenly exploded with tremendous force, triggering panic in the area. The blast was so powerful that two persons died on the spot, while five…