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Hindustan Times
2 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Bengaluru cylinder blast: Mother and daughter succumb to injuries, death toll rises to 3
The death toll from the domestic LPG cylinder explosion in south-eastern Bengaluru has risen to three, after a woman and her young daughter, who were undergoing treatment, succumbed to their injuries on Monday. A 10-year-old boy died and 12 persons were injured in the blast on Friday, police said. (PTI) The victims have been identified as 30-year-old Kasturiamma, a domestic worker, and her 8-year-old daughter, Kayal. Both were residents of Tamil Nadu, police said, Indian Express reported. The explosion occurred at Kasturiamma's residence in Chinnayanpalya, Wilson Garden, around 8 am on August 15. Earlier, a 10-year-old boy named Mubarak had died and several others were injured in the blast. (Also Read: Suspected cylinder blast in Bengaluru kills 8-year-old boy, injures six others) The powerful explosion ripped through the densely packed residential area, damaging more than 16 houses, according to the report. Kayal, who had sustained 35 per cent burns, died around 5 pm on Monday at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health. Her mother, who suffered 40 per cent burns, passed away at 8 pm the same evening at Victoria Hospital. A police officer said Kasturiamma, while still under treatment, had told the police that she had turned off the gas cylinder before going to sleep. Authorities have now registered a case against the LPG company and are awaiting forensic reports from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and Scene of Crime Officers (SOCO), who have collected evidence from the site. The Adugodi police have booked the case under Sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 125 (endangering human life or personal safety through rash or negligent conduct) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the LPG firm. Bengaluru's illegal buildings make up 70% A day after five people were killed in a tragic fire incident in Nagarathpete, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar visited the site and instructed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials to carry out a comprehensive audit of buildings across Bengaluru that are structurally unsafe or constructed illegally. Pointing to the severity of the issue, Shivakumar stated that nearly 70% of the city's buildings are technically illegal. He added that in several newly developed BDA layouts, numerous structures have been built beyond the approved limits. (With agency inputs)
The Hindu
3 days ago
- The Hindu
Cylinder blast in Bengaluru's Adugodi: Police book LPG firm after boy's death
Bengaluru police have booked an LPG cylinder company in connection with the suspected cylinder blast in southeast Bengaluru's Adugodi on Friday, which claimed the life of a 10-year-old boy and left nine others injured. In the FIR, Adugodi police have invoked BNS Sections 106 and 125, which pertain to causing death by negligence and acts endangering personal safety, respectively. A senior police officer confirmed to The Hindu that the FIR was registered following a complaint by the father of Mubarak, the 10-year-old boy who died in the incident. The explosion occurred in the house of Kasturiamma around 8.10 a.m., and its impact caused the walls to collapse and damaged the roofs of several neighbouring houses in the compact colony in Chinnaiahnapalya. 'Although the father of the deceased did not name either Kasturiamma or anyone else in his complaint, the latter noted in her statement that she had switched off the cylinder before going to bed the previous night,' the officer said, explaining the decision to file the case against the gas company. According to the officer, Kasturiamma has been treated as a witness, while the formal complaint has been lodged by Mubarak's father. Kasturiamma recorded her statement while recovering in the hospital. 'The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and Scene of Crime Officers (SOCO) collected samples from the site on Saturday. The exact source of the spark that triggered the blast is still unknown, and investigations are underway along those lines,' the officer added. Police said they need to establish the source of the leak. If the FSL report rules out defects in the cylinder or regulator and points to external negligence, the suspect will be changed accordingly, and the case will proceed on that basis. Debris clearance The police officer overseeing the case said about 90% of the debris was cleared by Saturday evening by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). However, as the lanes are narrow and debris must be moved out of a congested locality, the process is taking longer than usual. Meanwhile, Kasthuriamma and her eight-year-old daughter Kayal, who were injured, continue to be critical. Although the girl was evaluated for a head injury, her CT scan has not shown any internal injury, said Dr. Yogishwarappa C.N, professor and head of burns and plastic surgery at Victoria hospital. 'We are concerned about the burn injuries as both have suffered inhalation burns. As of now both are stable and are getting treatment in Burns ICU at the Mahabodhi Burns Care Centre in Victoria Hospital,' the doctor said.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Blast: Condition of one of the injured persons critical
The condition of one of the nine injured in Friday's cylinder blast was said to be critical. Doctors at the Mahabodhi Burns Care Centre, on the premises of State-run Victoria Hospital, said an eight-year-old child has suffered 45% burns, apart from respiratory burns. The child's mother, Kasturiamma, has suffered 35% burns, along with inhalation burns, and both of them were being monitored in the ICU, said Yogeshwarappa C.N., Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns at the hospital. 'We are evaluating the child for a head injury. We are closely monitoring them as both of them have suffered inhalation burns,' the doctor said. Hand amputated Apart from these two, three injured persons are under treatment at the State-run Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics. Of the three, a 60-year-old woman, Sarasamma, has suffered severe crush injuries in her right arm. Doctors said her right hand had to be amputated above the elbow as her blood vessels were injured and badly contaminated. 'The injuries were so severe that even reconstruction would not have helped,' said Madan Ballal, director of the institute. 'The other two - a 40-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man - have suffered minor ear injuries and a head concussion. Both are likely to be discharged in a day,' Dr. Ballal said. The remaining four have suffered minor injuries and one of them was seen in the Emergency at NIMHANS. 'He did not require admission as he had minor injuries,' said Resident Medical Officer H.N. Shashidhara.
