Muzaffarnagar, Dec. 30 -- Three people died, including a 70-year-old woman, and one person was injured in a fire caused by cylinders exploding in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, the police said.

The incident occurred on Monday at around 4:39 PM, after two cylinders caught fire and exploded.

Muzaffarnagar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sanjay Kumar, told reporters, "A 70-year-old woman, Sushila Devi and her two sons, Amit and Nitin, have died after being caught in a fire. This incident occurred around 4:39 PM in Vasundhara Residency, located in the Nai Mandi police station area of Muzaffarnagar. The entire accident happened due to a blast in two cylinders."

"Police reached within four to five minutes of the incident. Proceedings f...