India, June 5 -- A man in Greater Noida, who suffered serious burn injuries caused by an explosion triggered by a commode of his washroom, is now recovering at home after being discharged from the hospital last week, health officials said on Wednesday.

The May 3 incident had left Ashu Nagar, 20, a sector 36 resident, with 35% burns on face and the rest of the body. His family rushed him to a hospital, where a team of doctors put him under intensive care.

Officials said his injuries were serious but he made a steady recovery. "Such incidents are extremely rare and may have been caused by trapped gases... To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of its kind we have encountered," said a doctor at Government Institute of Medical...