Two injured in LPG cylinder explosion in Bengaluru

The door and the window panes were damaged due to the impact of the explosion; however, the cylinder and the regulator were found intact

Two persons sustained severe burns in an explosion owing to LPG cylinder leakage at their house in Kashi Nagar of Yelachenahall at K.S. Layout in Bengaluru on Saturday.

The duo, identified as Goutham and Mondal, have been admitted to Victoria Hospital. Natives of Assam, they had been working as security guards and living in a rented house for the past few months.

The door and the window panes were damaged due to the impact of the explosion. The KS Layout police, who rushed to the site for investigation, suspect that the explosion was due to a leak from the cylinder last night which the victims had failed to notice. Police suspect that when one of them woke up and tried to switch on the light, the spark may have led to the explosion.

Residents in the area woke up to the loud sound at around 7:30 a.m. The owner of the house Venkataswamy Reddy rushed to the spot and alerted the police. The cylinder and the regulator were found intact, so the police suspect that the explosion was due to gas formed inside the compact house. The police are now analyzing the items inside the house to ascertain any other reason for the explosion.