Thirteen people, six of them minors, were injured in an accidental fire that broke out due to a leaking LPG cylinder at a house in northern Bengaluru’s Rajajinagar early Friday, police said.
A 60-year-old injured woman is critical. All are undergoing treatment at Victoria Hospital.
Police said that the fire broke out due to the leakage of LPG from a cylinder in a house on the second floor of a three-storey building in Mariyappanapalya.
Ajmal, 46, who owns a meat stall, stays with his wife Nazima, 42, and four children in the house. His relatives had come to his house on Thursday as there was a function on Friday.