The toll in the Friday's explosion at a house in Vikarabad town rose to five today, with the death of a nine-year-old boy and a woman, who were undergoing treatment at a city hospital, police said.
The deceased, identified as Iliyas and Amina Begum (aged around 21), were among those who sustained grievous burns in the explosion. The two succumbed to their injuries at a hospital here, they said.
"Ten others are still undergoing treatment at different hospitals," an Investigating Officer told PTI.
The explosion occurred due to leakage of a domestic LPG cylinder on Friday night in a residential complex in Vikarabad town of neighbouring Ranga Reddy district claiming the lives of two persons, identified as Vasantha (aged about 40) and Karthik (4).
Another boy, identified as Sai Charan (6), who had suffered severe burns, succumbed while undergoing treatment yesterday.
