Kalaburagi: A gas cylinder explosion at Saptgiri Hotel near Sri Sharanbasaveshwara Lake in Kalaburagi injured several people, with four individuals in critical condition.
The explosion happened while connecting a new cylinder after the previous one had emptied. The injured include the cook Sasikala, Ramesh Firozabad, their daughter Ambika, and sons Mallinath, Rakesh, Shankar, Gurumurthy, Prashanth, Satyavan, Apparai, Mallinath, Vitthalana, Mahesh, and Lakshman.
Four of the injured are in critical condition and have been admitted to a local hospital for treatment, while nine others sustained minor injuries.
The blast, which occurred in the kitchen on the ground floor, caused significant damage to the hotel, shattering windows. Commissioner of Police R. Chetan Kumar and ACP Kannika Shikhiwal visited the site to conduct an inspection.
