Gas explosion destroys house in Kalpitiya.

December 27, 2021

A house in Kurakkanhena in Kalpitiya has been completely gutted by fire due to a gas explosion this morning. There had been seven inmates in the house during the explosion. A gas leak had led to the explosion, according to Police sources. A mother of an infant had gone to the kitchen to prepare milk for the baby, and the cooker exploded soon after igniting it.

Gas explosion destroys house in Kalpitiya.

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