KATHMANDU, Feb 16: A cooking gas cylinder explosion at his residence in Shankhamul on Wednesday evening left Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Dr Chandra Bhandari and his mother severely injured.

According to leader Bhandari's Personal Secretariat, leader Bhandari and his 86-year-old mother Harikala Bhandari were injured in the incident that took place at Buddhanagar-based home on Wednesday night. 

NC general-secretary Bishwo Prakash Sharma has also shared this information through his social media network. Sharma informed that injured leader Bhandari and his mother are being treated at Kirtipur-based Burn Hospital. Sharma had reached the hospital last night to inquire about the health condition of leader Bhandari and his mother. 

It is said that Bhandari has received 25 percent burn injuries on his body, while his mother received more than 70 percent burn injury. It is said that MP Bhandari's condition is out of danger. 

 
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