Berhampur, Oct. 7: Two members of a family received 90 per cent burns while four others suffered minor injuries when two LPG cylinders exploded after catching fire here today.

The accident took place at the house of advocate Narasingha Patnaik at Lala Sahi in Sana Bazar. Patnaik and his family were performing the ninth day rituals following the death of his mother.

Gas from a leaking cylinder caught fire from an earthen lamp, lit as part of the ritual, in the room adjoining the kitchen, leading to the accident.

Patnaik's wife Anita, a lecturer of political science in Science College, Hinjilicut, and his elder sister Gouri Rani Mahanty suffered severe injuries. The four others injured included three relatives of Patnaik - Prasant Kumar Das, his wife Suchismita and four-year-old daughter Pratikshya. Buni Pujari of Baliguda, who was studies Plus Two and helps Anita with household chores, was also injured, a family member said.

All the six were admitted to MKCG hospital. Anita and Gouri Rani were later shifted to Seven Hills Hospital in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The others were discharged after first-aid.

The impact of the explosion caused two walls in the kitchen to cave in. Doors of the first and second adjoining rooms and the glass panels of Patnaik's chamber were severely damaged and an iron grill near the staircase melted. Prasant, Suchismita, Pratikshya and Buni were sleeping and were injured by fire, broken glass and tiles, a family member said. The house of a neighbour was also damaged by the impact of the explosion.