Two women suffered burn injuries, with one of them ending up in a hospital, following an explosion in Bengaluru’s HSR Layout on Thursday, officials said.
Laika Anjum’s ground-floor house at 23rd Cross, 7th Sector, exploded in a fireball after she lit her LPG stove around 9 am to make tea.
The explosion was caused by gas leaking from an underground GAIL Gas pipeline ruptured by BWSSB work, police investigations show, leading to a now-familiar blame game between agencies.
The incident, which shows the dangers of poor coordination between utility agencies, prompted the HSR Layout police to book the BWSSB and GAIL Gas officials as well as the contractor.
