Butwal. A young man died when a gas cylinder exploded in Rupandehi's Sammarimai rural municipality-6, Rupdalapur. 28-year-old Govind Vishwakarma, who was working at Ramsaran Grill Industry at Odwalia Chowk, was seriously injured when a gas cylinder exploded. He was taken to Siddharthnagar City Hospital in Bhairawa for treatment and died during the treatment, police said.

According to police inspector Dhan Bahadur Rawal of the local police office on Tuesday, a gas cylinder used for cutting iron suddenly exploded. The police said that they are investigating the incident further.