A severe blast news is received from the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh. In the incident, a cylinder blast due to which 8 people lost their lives and injured 7 others on Tuesday night. The explosion also led to the collapse of two adjacent houses at Tikri village in the Wazirganj area.

Gonda: Two adjacent houses collapsed after a cylinder blast at Tikri village in Wazir Ganj area last night.

"14 people have been rescue, 7 of them have been declared dead and 7 others are undergoing treatment at a hospital," said SP Santosh Kumar Mishra. pic.twitter.com/V6wGRwzilx

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Reportedly, the incident took place in Thatheri Purwa. It is said that while Nurul Hasan's family was cooking food the cylinder blast. While, at the spot bodies of two women and men each along with four kids have been recovered. According to the reports, seven found injured severely and currently are undergoing treatment at a district hospital. Earlier, 14 people had been rescued, of which, 7 were declared dead.

After the incident was reported, heavy force deployed to the incident site and the forensic team is probing the cause of the blast. IG Devipatan Range, Superintendent of Police, ASP and personnel from several police stations are currently on the spot.

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