Bhubaneswar: A person was killed while two others sustained injuries in a fire that broke out at by cylinder blast at a sweet shop in Panposh Chowk area of Rourkela on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Arun Kumar, a native of Bihar. He was working as a cook at Om Sweets.
According to reports, the incident occurred when the workers were busy preparing sweets. Meanwhile, a gas cylinder exploded which led to the death of a person.
On being informed, fire services were pressed in service to douse the flames.