KOCHI: A gas cylinder exploded inside a house in Aluva. The accident happened at Shamsu's house. While fitting a new cylinder, it caught fire around 6 o'clock this morning and then exploded. As soon as the gas caught fire, the people in the house came out and a major accident was avoided.

Robin and his family had been living in this house on rent for the past two years.' After running out of gas, a new gas cylinder was connected. When I started cooking, the gas cylinder caught fire. Seeing this, Robin tried to cover the cylinder with a blanket from home but failed. Then everyone came out of the house. After they got down, the gas cylinder exploded. Household appliances were burnt in the incident'