AajTak journalist Ashok Sharma tweeted a video on Thursday afternoon showing the fire still burning in a building that appears partially destroyed by the blast, as people try to look through the windows and the gaping hole in the construction.

He wrote that “51 people were injured” in the fire, and “two died due to a cylinder blast at a wedding ceremony in Shergarh, Jodhpur.”

According to the journalist, those injured were being treated at the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Jodhpur.

On Friday, Sharma gave an update on the number of the victims of the fire, saying that a total of five people—two women and three children—died due to the explosion and the following fire.

He called for the government to give compensation to the victims.

An update on the incident by Indian TV channel Times Now Navbharat on the same day reported that the number of those injured were above 60, and that 42 people had been taken to the hospital.

It did not specify the number of the victims—but wrote that two children aged five and four were killed on the spot. It also writes that some of those wounded have sustained severe burn injuries.

Times Now writes that the blast took place when the “baraat”—a joyful groom’s wedding procession involving live music and dancing—was just about to start, according to authorities.

Jodhpur Superintendent of Police Anil Kayal reportedly said guests had gathered at the house of the groom and food was being prepared for them when the cooking gas cylinder kept in the storage room of the house caught fire due to a leakage and exploded.

Times Now also reports that a portion of the house where the ceremony was to be celebrated collapsed “due to the blast impact of the cylinders.”

A report Sharma wrote for AajTak, an Indian Hindi-language news channel, mentioned that the explosion of five gas cylinders at the wedding ceremony triggered chaos among participants and that those present “were engulfed in flames.”

The groom and his parents were reportedly among those injured.

On the same day, the chief minister of Rajahstan tweeted that all those injured will be properly cared for after the accident.

He wished a “speedy recovery” to all the victims. Again, the number of the victims—both injured or dead—was not specified. According to Times Now, chief minister Ashok Gehlot said compensation will be issued to the victims as per rules.

“Government will write to gas supply companies to look at maintenance of gas cylinders. We will also ask these companies to give insurance to affected families. Collectors across Rajasthan have been asked to look into the maintenance of gas cylinders,” Gehlot said, as reported by Indian news network New Delhi Television (NDTV).

Update, 12/9/2022 3:40 a.m. ET: This article was updated to include more information on the incident.