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- A suspected LPG cylinder explosion early Thursday morning at a paying guest accommodation in Bommasandra, on Bengaluru's outskirts, left ten migrant workers from West Bengal with serious burn injuries.
- The blast is believed to have occurred while the workers were preparing breakfast, with leaked gas from a cylinder accumulating in an unventilated room where windows had been shut overnight to keep mosquitoes out.
- Six of the injured suffered more than 60% burns and are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chandapura.
- Police have booked the PG owner, are verifying the credentials of the cylinder company, and are investigating how nine workers were permitted to stay in a single room.
What to watch next
- Results of the probe into the cylinder's source, including verification of the private company's credentials and the cylinder, regulator and connecting pipes.
- Updates on the condition of the six workers who suffered more than 60% burn injuries.
- Findings of the investigation into multiple PG safety violations and how nine workers were allowed to stay in one room, including action against the owner.
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