The deceased have been identified as Rukhsana (45), her husband Riyazuddin (50), their sons Aas Mohammed (26) and Salman (16), their daughter Tamannah (24), and Tamannah’s child Hibza (3). Rukhsana had recently been discharged from the hospital and was being cared for at home.
Locals said that the sound of the oxygen cylinder explosion was heard several kilometers away.
There were 18 to19 people in the house, out of which eight people were rescued whose condition is very critical,” Chandra Prakash Paryadarshi, City Magistrate Bulandshahr told media.