Bhubaneswar, Oct. 11 -- A four-year-old girl was killed and her parents sustained critical injuries after a gas cylinder exploded while cooking at their house in Arabal village under Dharmasala police station limits in Odisha's Jajpur district on Sunday.

The incident occurred at the house of Abhiram Mallik. The injured couple was initially taken to Dharmasala and later shifted to Cuttack for advanced treatment.

According to reports, the cylinder caught fire after gas began leaking from its pipe. The woman noticed the leak and alerted her husband and neighbours. However, the cylinder exploded before anyone could take action.

The blast left the couple critically injured and claimed the life of their four-year-old daughter.

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