KUANTAN: A man escaped dazed but unhurt after a gas cylinder exploded at his house in Taman Mega Ria along Jalan Gambang here yesterday.

The 54-year-old victim was, fortunately, in one of the rooms and not the kitchen when the mishap occurred at 7.10pm.

Taman Tas fire station chief Mohd Hilmi Kashfi Mat Zali said the impact of the blast damaged several sections of the house, including the ceiling.