Two persons have sustained serious injuries after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in Tulsipur of Dang district on Thursday.

According to Tulsipur Area Police Office, they were injured in the explosion that took place at an agriculture seeds production company while cooking lunch this morning.

Police said proprietor 50-year-old Pushpa KC of Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City-16, Lahalaura and 29-year-old Aashish Khanal of Chitwan were injured in the explosion.

They have been referred to hospitals outside the district for further treatment following a preliminary treatment at Rapti Provincial Hospital.