Six people were injured when an LPG cylinder exploded in Delhi

Authorities said six people, including a teenager and three women, were injured in an LPG cylinder explosion in northeast Delhi on Friday morning.

A report of a cylinder explosion was received at 5 a.m. and two fire engines were called into action. The force of the explosion was so great that the wall of the room collapsed, said an official of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS).

It was a residential complex where families live in separate rooms, located near Laxmi Narayan Mandir on Narela-Bawana Road, a police official said.

The officer said the injured were identified as Vijay (28), Bobby (24), Pooja (36), Neelam (26), Rena Devi (34) and Ritesh (16).

They were admitted to Raj Harish Chandra Hospital, where their condition was found to be stable, he added.

Further investigation is ongoing, he added.