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LPG Cylinder Explodes on Vacant Bengaluru Site, No Casualties Reported

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News18•30-09-2026, 14:30
LPG Cylinder Explodes on Vacant Bengaluru Site, No Casualties Reported
- •An LPG cylinder exploded inside a makeshift shed on a vacant site in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
- •The incident occurred at a site belonging to Murthy, located at 6th Cross, Kaggadasapura, under the Byappanahalli Police Station limits.
- •Police confirmed there were no casualties or injuries, though the shed sustained damage from the blast.
- •Authorities are investigating whether the site was an illegal gas refilling unit.
- •Fire and Emergency Services personnel, along with Byappanahalli Police, inspected the scene.
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An LPG cylinder exploded inside a makeshift shed on a vacant site belonging to a person named Murthy at 6th Cross, Kaggadasapura, within the Byappanahalli Police Station limits. The blast damaged the shed, but police confirmed that there were no casualties or injuries.
No, there were no casualties or injuries reported from the cylinder explosion that occurred inside a makeshift shed at the vacant site in Kaggadasapura, Bengaluru.
Fire and Emergency Services personnel, alongside officers and staff from the Byappanahalli Police Station, rushed to the scene to inspect the area and verify whether the location was operating as an illegal gas refilling unit.


