LPG cylinder leak sparks fire: Two killed, four critically injured in Karnataka
A shocking incident has been reported from Adakamarahalli near Nelamangala town in Bengaluru North Taluk
- BENGALURU — A shocking incident has been reported from Adakamarahalli near
Nelamangala town in Bengaluru North Taluk, where two persons were burnt alive
and four others were critically injured in a fire triggered by an LPG cylinder
leak on Thursday.
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- The deceased have been identified as 50-year-old Nagaraju
and 50-year-old Srinivas. The injured — Abhisheik Gouda, Shivashankar,
Laxmidevi, and Basana Gouda — have been shifted to a hospital for treatment.
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- The jurisdictional Madanayakanahalli Police have taken up
the investigation. Preliminary reports suggest that the fire was caused by an
LPG gas leak inside the house.
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- According to police, Nagaraju hailed from Ballari and was
residing in a rented house with his wife Laxmidevi and their children,
Abhisheik Gouda and Basana Gouda.
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- While replacing an empty cylinder with a new one,
Abhisheik reportedly failed to notice the gas leak.
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- A lamp lit before a photo of a deity is believed to have
ignited the leaked gas, causing the fire to spread rapidly throughout the
house.
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- As the fire engulfed the house, Laxmidevi and Basana
Gouda managed to escape. Nagaraju and Abhisheik, however, were trapped inside.
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- Neighbour Srinivas and the house owner Shivashankar
rushed in to help and attempted to douse the flames and rescue the victims.
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- Tragically, while trying to save Nagaraju and Abhisheik,
Srinivas got trapped in the fire and was burnt alive. Abhisheik, however,
managed to escape the flames and get out of the house.
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- An official statement from the police is awaited on the
incident.
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- The injured are currently undergoing treatment at
Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru.
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- On May 22, 2024, four members of a family were found dead
in their house due to a suspected LPG cylinder leak, at Yaraganahalli in Mysuru
city in Karnataka.
