Another LPG cylinder explosion, youth suff ers 65 per cent burn injuries

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A youth suffered severe burn injuries after a LPG cylinder accidentally exploded at his house in Garvebhavipalya of Bommanahalli on Wednesday.

Ankit Raj, 24, hailing from Bihar sustained about 65 per cent burns and is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bengaluru.

According to sources, the LPG cylinder in the house was leaking and exploded around 11 am when Ankit tried to light the stove for cooking.

Due to the impact of the blast, household items in the house got damaged along with the doors and window panes of the building. It is said that the building belongs to one Padmavathi, and Ankit was staying with a few other bachelors in one of the flats in the apartment building.

The others had already left for their work before the explosion took place leaving only Ankit behind Sources added that the victim is being treated at Prashanth Hospital in Bommanahalli.

The fire brigade and the Begur police personnel visited the spot.