Varanasi, March 25 -- Two persons, identified as a brother and sister, were killed and two others were injured in a cylinder explosion at a house near the Lahartara private bus station under the Manduadih police station area of Varanasi district on Tuesday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Om Kumar Chaudhary, 28, and Preeti, 25. The injured are Aman Chaudhary, 31, and Girija Devi, 60, who are currently undergoing treatment.

According to police, locals reported that the house collapsed due to the cylinder explosion on Tuesday morning, trapping four people beneath the debris. The bomb disposal squad and a dog squad immediately reached the spot to conduct an investigation. All four injured were admitted to the Trauma Centre at ...