India, April 13 -- A suspected LPG leak triggered a fire and cylinder explosion that killed a young couple and their three-month-old son in Bihar's Darbhanga district on Sunday evening, officials said.

The incident took place in the Sundarpur locality where a fire broke out in the kitchen on the top floor of a three-storey house owned by one Bechan Das.

The deceased have been identified as Govind Kumar (24), his wife Mishu Kumari (22), and their infant son. According to initial reports, Mishu Kumari had lit the cooking gas when the fire suddenly erupted, possibly due to a gas leak. Before family members could bring the situation under control, the LPG cylinder exploded.

"The fire spread rapidly, leaving little time for escape. The coup...