<p>Kolkata: Seven people, including four children and two women, were killed in a gas cylinder blast at a house in Pathar Pratima in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday night, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>A woman also suffered injuries in the explosion that took place in Dholahat village of Pathar Pratima block around 9 pm, he said.</p>.<p>"All the bodies have been recovered. The injured woman was rescued from the house and admitted to hospital," Sunderban Police District SP Koteswara Rao told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, 2026 polls to loom large over Ram Navami festivities in West Bengal .<p>The deceased were likely from the same family, he said.</p>.<p>Police suspect that there were two gas cylinders in the house, and the blaze spread after firecrackers stored inside went up in flames, he said.</p>.<p>“The situation is under control and the rescue operation is complete. The area has been cordoned off and an investigation is underway,” he said.</p>.<p>A probe would also be conducted to ascertain whether firecrackers were manufactured inside the house, another officer said.</p>
<p>Kolkata: Seven people, including four children and two women, were killed in a gas cylinder blast at a house in Pathar Pratima in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday night, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>A woman also suffered injuries in the explosion that took place in Dholahat village of Pathar Pratima block around 9 pm, he said.</p>.<p>"All the bodies have been recovered. The injured woman was rescued from the house and admitted to hospital," Sunderban Police District SP Koteswara Rao told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, 2026 polls to loom large over Ram Navami festivities in West Bengal .<p>The deceased were likely from the same family, he said.</p>.<p>Police suspect that there were two gas cylinders in the house, and the blaze spread after firecrackers stored inside went up in flames, he said.</p>.<p>“The situation is under control and the rescue operation is complete. The area has been cordoned off and an investigation is underway,” he said.</p>.<p>A probe would also be conducted to ascertain whether firecrackers were manufactured inside the house, another officer said.</p>