JHAPA: A person has died in a cooking gas explosion at Mechinagar-7 in Jhapa.
According to police, 12 others have been injured.
A fire broke out at Keshav Pathak’s house on Wednesday night due to the explosion.
The deceased has been identified as Sharada Rajbanshi, 45, of Mechinagar-8.
Sharada, who was critically injured, died on the way to Dhulabari for treatment. Police said that the one-storey house was completely burnt down.
Eleven of the injured are undergoing treatment at Birtamod-based B&C Hospital.
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