Three from UP killed, one critical in LPG fire mishap

: Three members of a family from Uttar Pradesh were killed and another critically injured in a fire mishap, allegedly triggered by a leak from an LPG cylinder in their house here today, police said.
Those killed were 28-year-old Girish from Gorakhpur, his five-year-old nephew and seven-year-old niece, while his sister-in-law was battling for life in a hospital, they said.
The gas from the cylinder had leaked during night as the family had forgotten to close the stove properly. When Girish switched on the light early this morning, it triggered a fire, Kodungayur Police Inspector D Baskaran said.
Hearing the screams for help, the house owner and others pulled them out and rushed them to Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital.

Hospital Dean P Ramakrishnan said all victims had deep burn injuries. While Girish, who earned a living by selling samosas, and the two children died without responding to treatment, the woman was in critical condition, he said.