Karnal, April 10 -- As many as 11 people, including six children and women, suffered burn injuries on Thursday after a LPG gas cylinder leak triggered a fire and an explosion at a residential quarter for migrant labourers in Yamunanagar's Bherthal village, police said

Among the injured were a two-month-old infant; Ram Sharan, 43; Ramgyan, 42; Renu, 40; Neha, 38; Sangeeta, 18; and children between 5 and 10 years old. One of the girl children suffered injuries after a portion of a wall collapsed on her following the blast.

Station house officer (SHO) police station Jagadhari (Sadar) Tarsem Kumar said that the blast took place around 8:30 am at a labour quarter of Salempur village.

The SHO said the family was preparing food in the morning...