Four persons of a joint family died early on Saturday, May 28, 2022 morning at Mulakaledu village of Shettur Mandal of Anantapur district. as the house they were staying in collapsed following a blast of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinder (LPG) in one of the kitchens of the two portions.
The deceased were identified as Jainubee, 60, her son Dadu, 36, daughter-in-law Sarpunna, 30, and grandson Firdoze, 6. According to Shettur Sub-Inspector of Police G. Siva, the incident took place at 4.10 a.m. and all were asleep in two portions of a joint house.
The blast in the village in the Kalyandurg Assembly constituency led to damage to other surrounding houses, but none was injured in the incident in those houses.
