A minor boy died in an explosion caused by leaking LPG at an illegal refilling centre on Sunday morning, police said.
Mahesh (11) was playing outside his home in Guddadahalli, near Hebbal, in northern Bengaluru.
The house is located next to a shed where an LPG refilling shop is run. Police say the shop is illegal.
Even as the boy was busy playing, the shopkeeper — identified as Liyaqat — started transferring LPG from a large cylinder into a smaller one.
The gas transfer went awry as the LPG leaked from the cylinder, causing the explosion. The cylinder flew away, hitting Mahesh. The fire also engulfed him. He suffered serious injuries and died later, said an officer from the Hebbal traffic police station.
