UP: At least 12 dead in building collapse after cylinder blast at home in Mau

The death toll in Mau cylinder blast has hiked to 12. Earlier, it was known that at least 7 people have lost their lives and 15 others injured when a two-storey building collapsed after a cylinder blast at a home in the city of Muhammadabad in the Mau district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday morning.

The District Magistrate (DM) Mau, Gyan Prakash Tripathi, who was present at the spot where the incident took place said that 12 bodies had reached the mortuary and six injured had been admitted to a hospital. He also said that the debris is being removed by an NDRF team.

Earlier in the day, news agency ANI had posted regarding an initial count of 7 dead and 15 injured people in the incident. 

7 dead and 15 injured after a two-storey building collapsed following a cylinder blast at a home in Mohammadabad, Mau. Several feared trapped. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/cFr7Q0pEr4

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 14, 2019

Several people were feared to be trapped in the location under the debris following the building collapse while disaster management officials present at the site are trying to rescue the injured.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed profound grief over the incident and directed the District Magistrate, SP and other officials to immediately provide all possible relief and medical help to those injured.

Further details in this regard are awaited.