LPG Gas Blast: Nepal’s MP Chandra Bhandari and his mother Harikala Bhandari were seriously burnt due to LPG cylinder explosion in their house. Both were admitted to Kirtipur Hospital, where Bhandari’s mother Harikala Bhandari died on Thursday (February 16) at the age of 86.
According to Nepal’s Kirtipur Hospital, Bhandari suffered 25 per cent burns, while his mother suffered 80 per cent burns. According to the Kathmandu Post, on Wednesday (February 15) Bhandari and his mother were injured when a LPG cylinder exploded at 10:30 pm in Buddhanagar, Kathmandu.
#UPDATE , Harikala Bhandari, mother of Nepal MP Chandra Bhandari succumbs to burn injuries while undergoing treatment: Nepal’s Kirtipur Burns Hospital
(Pic: Chandra Bhandari’s Facebook account) pic.twitter.com/KmOmXDB9VF
— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2023
Bhandari will be treated in Mumbai
The officials of Kirtipur Burns Hospital told that the condition of Chandra Bhandari is also getting worse now. He needs to get treatment outside the country, because treatment is not possible here. After the recommendation of the hospital, it has been decided to airlift the MP to Mumbai. He will be treated at the National Burns Hospital in Navi Mumbai. All necessary preparations have been made to send them.
When and how did the blast happen?
In fact, on Wednesday (February 15) MP Chandra Bhandari and his mother were at their house in Buddhanagar, Kathmandu. At around 11 o’clock in the night, suddenly the gas cylinder got blasted in the kitchen and both of them became victims of this accident. The hospital officials had said that due to the hot air and smoke, the windpipe of the MP’s mother had swollen. Due to this he died.
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