A gas cylinder related explosion in Jaffna

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A gas cylinder related explosion has been reported from Jaffna causing damages to the cooker and the residence, Police said today (29).

No injuries were caused in the incident as the occupant in the house in the Chunnakam police area was in another room at the time of the incident.

The regulator and the hosepipe had been damaged in the explosion.

(Pix by Romesh Madusanka)

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