New Delhi: Cooking cylinder explosion killed two person, and other six involving three children,who received burn injuries.The incident happened at north east Delhi’s Kailash Nagar area

Fire department officials aforesaid, “the incident was reported around 8 pm at the house of a lawyer and seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot”

Senior district administration official said,"Two persons have died and six were injured. Rescue operation is underway,"

There is another cylinder blast incident was also reported at south east Delhi's Ashram area around half an hour later.

"Several persons are feared injured in the fire incident which occurred in a house following a cylinder blast. Rescue operation is going on,”added

Fire department official said, “the incident was reported around 8.30 pm and several fire tenders were rushed to the spot”.