Tirunelveli:
A mother and her two daughters were killed after the gas cylinder in their house exploded at Chokkalingapuram, about 60 kilometres from Tirunelveli, police said today.
The deceased in the last night's explosion were identified as Padma Gopalakrishan (30) Malathy (9) and Manju, police said.
The cause for the explosion was being investigated, police said.