A 69-year-old resident of Avadi died when the domestic cooking gas cylinder exploded in his house at the Tamil Nadu Housing Board quarters on Tuesday. A senior official of the Avadi Police Commissionerate said Gopal, who had lost his wife, was living alone. He tried to light the gas stove when the cylinder exploded. Gopal sustained severe burns. The nearby residents alerted the Avadi police. The Fire and Rescue Services personnel shifted Gopal to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital where he died.
