India, June 6 -- A seemingly routine replacement of an empty LPG cylinder with a new one turned deadly in a house inside a residential society in Kharadi on Friday. Unbeknownst to the family of five, gas leaked into the rooms and ignited when a diya was lit for prayers, leaving three members dead and one injured.

Pandurang Vishnu Gite, 35, died from the injuries suffered when flames quickly engulfed him, leaving no room for escape. His parents, Vishnu Munjaji Gite, 82, and Rundavani Vishnu Gite, 60, sustained 90% burn injuries and passed away while undergoing treatment in the burn ward at Sassoon General Hospital.

Pandurang's daughter Niharika Pandurang Gite, 6, is admitted to a private hospital on Ahilyanagar Road. Doctors said she is ...