THE TIMES OF INDIA Friday, April 25, 2014 2 kids among 4 from UP killed in LPG fire Family Was All Set To Go Home This Sunday TIMES NEWS NETWORK Chennai: Fourmembersof a family, including two chil- dren, were killed early on Thursday in a fire triggered by a leak from an LPG cylin- der in Kodungaiyur. The deceased were identi- fied as Raj of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, his sister-in- law Anita, 25, niece Pooja, 7, and 45-year-old nephew Akash. The family members stayed in a small room. “Around 4.30am we heard a loud blast and rushed out to see all the four sitting out- side. We admitted them to Government Kilpauk Medi- cal College and Hospital,” said Roopavathy a neigh- bour. All of them had suffered 70% burns. While, two children and Raj died in the afternoon, Anita died later in the evening, hospital sources said. Police said gas leaked as Anita failed to close the regu- lator of the LPG cylinder. “Thefire was triggered when Anita switched on the light,” an investigating officer said. By the time police arrived, the house was filled with gas. Raj and his brother Trilo- ki had rented a house in the area and sold samosas in the neighbourhood, police said. They kept the stove litalmost throughout theday, an officer said. “We always suspected there was a gas leak whenev- er we crossed the house, but (Top) Anita with her two chil- dren and husband Triloki, who was away when the LPG blast killed his wife and 2 kids in Kodungaiyur, along with his brother Raj. (Left) The kitchen of Anita's home where the blast took place Anita did not believe us,” said Kalaivani, another neighbour. Triloki had left for their hometown about 20 days ago and the others were to leave on Sunday. Their bags had been packed, neighbours told police. “We couldn’t believe they were dead. The children were desperately asking for water as we were putting off the flames,” said Manikan- dan, another neighbour. Triloki, who was in- formed of the incident, is on his way to the city, police said. The Kodungaiyur po- lice have registered a case.