<p>At least nine people were killed and 18 others sustained injuries after two LPG cylinders exploded at a wedding ceremony in Beawar in Rajasthan`s Ajmer district,&nbsp; reports said quoting police sources.</p>

<p>The incident took place on late Friday night.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Police said one Surendra Kumar Parecha had organised the wedding celebrations at Kumavat Samaj Bhavan in Beawar for his son`s wedding.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The guests were staying in a double-storey building. Suddenly, there was a loud blast which brought the entire building down like a pack of cards.</p>

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<p>According to some eyewitnesses, the cook was trying to refill the empty LPG cylinder from another cylinder. That caused a fire and it resulted in an explosion.</p>

<p>According to police, six persons were referred to a hospital in Ajmer while 12 were referred to the district hospital in Beawar.</p>

<p>Post-mortems are being conducted and the bodies are being handed over to their respective families. The groom`s mother is also missing.</p>

<p>The search for bodies is underway and once all bodies are found, police will begin an investigation into what led to the blast, an official said.</p>

<p>Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has expressed condolences over the incident and called it tragic.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She wished a speedy recovery to the injured and prayed for peace to the departed souls.</p>


According to some eyewitnesses, the cook was trying to refill the empty LPG cylinder from another cylinder. That caused a fire and it resulted in an explosion.

At least nine people were killed and 18 others sustained injuries after two LPG cylinders exploded at a wedding ceremony in Beawar in Rajasthan`s Ajmer district, reports said quoting police sources. The incident took place on late Friday night. Police said one Surendra Kumar Parecha had organised the wedding celebrations at Kumavat Samaj Bhavan in Beawar for his son`s wedding. The guests were staying in a double-storey building. Suddenly, there was a loud blast which brought the entire building down like a pack of cards. #Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje declares a compensation of Rs 2 lakhs for family of the nine people killed in a cylinder blast last night during a wedding ceremony in Beawar's Nand Nagar in Ajmer district (File pic) pic.twitter.com/p8WwoZiatP — ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2018 × According to some eyewitnesses, the cook was trying to refill the empty LPG cylinder from another cylinder. That caused a fire and it resulted in an explosion. According to police, six persons were referred to a hospital in Ajmer while 12 were referred to the district hospital in Beawar. Post-mortems are being conducted and the bodies are being handed over to their respective families. The groom`s mother is also missing. The search for bodies is underway and once all bodies are found, police will begin an investigation into what led to the blast, an official said. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has expressed condolences over the incident and called it tragic. She wished a speedy recovery to the injured and prayed for peace to the departed souls.

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