Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 19: At least nine inmates were injured after a gas cylinder exploded inside the district jail today.
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An official said that the blast occurred after a cylinder started leaking gas, resulting in injuries to nine inmates.
The injured inmates have been identified as Syed Tawseef Gilani of Tangdhar, Shahjahan Shah of Dangarpora Sopore, Jameel Ahmad of Tangdhar, Ashiq Hussain Teli of Bandipora, Khursheed Ahmad Bhat of Amargarh Sopore, Ghulam Rasool War of Gonipora Kupwara, Javid Ahmad Bhat of Barsoo Ganderbal, Hilal Ahmad Malik of Sopore and Javid Ahmad Malla of Arin Bandipora.
“The injured inmates were soon after hospitalised for treatment to a nearby hospital, from where four with relatively serious injuries, were referred to a Srinagar hospital for further treatment,” the official added.
“The jail authorities are assessing the whole situation,” the official added.
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