A 10-year-old boy died and 12 persons were injured in a cylinder blast in Bengaluru on Friday, police said.
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The incident happened at Chinnayanpalya of Wilson Garden, Central Bengaluru, a tightly packed predominantly residential neighbourhood where houses abut each other.
Adu Godi Police said the injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital.
“Rescue work is still going on,” an official said.
According to Fire Department sources, the cylinder blast resulted in the collapse of 8-10 houses.
A cylinder leak is suspected to have caused the explosion.