Two women succumb to injuries on Friday; balloon seller dies on Thursday Mysore/Mysuru: The death toll in the helium cylinder blast outside Jayamarthanda Gate near Mysore Palace on Thursday night has risen to three. Manjula, a resident of Chamalapura Beedhi in Nanjangud, and Lakshmi, wife of Rajesh from Kamakshipalya, Bengaluru, who were critically injured in…
Victim’s 10-year-old daughter narrates events that ended up in cylinder explosion Mysore/Mysuru: What was meant to be a one-day Christmas vacation trip to Mysuru turned tragic for two families, with one woman losing her life and another battling injuries after the helium cylinder blast outside the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace on Thursday night. Lakshmi…
Mysore/Mysuru: Shocked by the death of his sister in the helium cylinder blast outside the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace on Thursday night, a man reportedly died of cardiac arrest in city this morning. Parameshwar (60), elder brother of Manjula and a resident of K.T. Street in Mysuru, passed away around 6.30 am. Deep distress…
Mysore/Mysuru: Raising suspicions over the helium cylinder blast that occurred while a balloon was being filled near Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace on Thursday night, State BJP OBC Morcha President Raghu R. Kautilya said the incident has created fear among city residents. Addressing a press conference at the BJP office in Chamarajapuram this morning, Raghu…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a shocking incident, one person was killed and six others, including three women and a minor girl, were injured after a portable cylinder used to fill balloons with helium gas exploded near the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace last night. The deceased has been identified as Saleem (40), a balloon vendor from Thopiya…
Balloon blasts in 2018 and 2019 injured over 20 people, raising safety concerns Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration is considering imposing a ban on balloon-filling using gas cylinders in the wake of the deadly cylinder blast near the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace. The activity is being viewed as highly hazardous, particularly in crowded public…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Palace attracts thousands of visitors every day, and the streets surrounding the iconic monument are constantly abuzz with people, tourists, children, hawkers and small-time vendors selling various wares, including balloons filled using gas cylinders. The crowd swells significantly during weekends, festivals and the year-end holiday season. However, despite the heavy footfall and…
Mysore/Mysuru: As the investigation into explosion caused by the blast of Helium gas cylinder of a balloon vendor outside Mysore Palace, that claimed the life of a balloon vendor is on, the nature of gas involved in the blast has triggered a suspicion. According to preliminary information, the gas was prepared by the deceased, who…
Mysore/Mysuru: Last night’s accident in front of the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace, on the Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road, turned into a scene of sheer horror when a gas cylinder used for inflating balloons exploded, leaving the area drenched in blood and underscoring the gruesome nature of the tragedy. The dismembered remains of the deceased, strewn across…
Mysore/Mysuru: The balloon gas-filling cylinder blast in front of the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace has once again drawn attention to unsafe practices followed by roadside food vendors who use LPG cylinders to cook food in public spaces. Many such vendors neither follow safety instructions nor are fully aware of the dangers involved. Street food…
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