Patna, Nov 25 || A man and his son died after two LPG cylinders exploded at a restaurant in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district on Monday morning.
The father-son duo had gone to extinguish the fire in the restaurant when the cylinders exploded.
The incident occurred just opposite the Nagarmal mall in Bhagalpur's Kharmanchak area under Jogsar police station early Monday morning around 5 a.m.
The incident has caused widespread panic in the neighbourhood.
The deceased, identified as Kishan Kumar Jhunjhunwala and his son Prasun Jhunjhunwala alias Kanhaiya, were seriously injured in the mishap and the neighbours took them to the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital Bhagalpur where they succumbed to their injuries.
The town police station has been informed, and an investigation is currently underway.