Agartala, June 26 -- A day after a suspected gas pipeline explosion ripped through a residential apartment complex in Tripura's capital, one of the critically injured residents succumbed to his injuries, while authorities intensified their investigation into the incident.

The deceased, identified as Subhrajit Chaudhury, died at the Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and GB Hospital early on Friday after suffering severe burn injuries in Thursday's blast at the Basera Apartment in Ramnagar, Agartala.

Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Mayor Dipak Majumder visited the affected apartment complex on Friday to assess the damage and later met the bereaved family members to offer condolences.

The explosion, which shook the entire ap...