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In a sad incident, at least four people were killed following a cylinder blast in Bengaluru on Monday morning. As a result of the blast, four houses partially collapsed due that led to the deaths.
Several people are feared trapped under the debris in Ejipura area.
“An LPG cylinder exploded on the ground floor of a two-storeyed building sometime between 6 and 7 am in Ejipura area. The building collapsed,” an official from the Commissioner of Police office said, as quoted by IANS.
Some 40 fire services personnel were carrying out the rescue operations, the official added.
Further details are awaited.