India, April 29 -- A 46-year-old man was burned alive after a gas cylinder exploded and caused a fire at his house in Gurugram Sector 79 on Monday morning, police said, adding that the victim's 10-year-old son sustained minor injuries in the incident.

The deceased was identified as Sushil Kumar, a resident of Kumbhawas in Rewari who owned an AC repair shop in Sector 79. The incident took place between 4.30am and 5am when Kumar and his son, Dipanshu, were sleeping. The two were the only ones in the house at the time, said police.

"Kumar woke up to find the room full of a pungent smell. He woke up his son and asked him to go out and check if the smell was coming from outside the house. When the boy stepped out, Kumar switched on a light w...