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Transformer Explodes Near Bengaluru Amazon Office, Pedestrian Injured
A transformer box is equipment that helps electricity get to the places where people use it.
On Wednesday morning, one on a footpath near an Amazon office in Bengaluru exploded.
A man named Md Afroz was nearby and was injured.
Police said he was safe and receiving treatment in a hospital.
A passing driver’s dashcam recorded the blast.
Police and other officials are checking the equipment to find out what caused it.
A transformer box on a footpath outside Amazon’s office near Bagalur Cross exploded Wednesday morning.
The incident happened around 9:49 a.m. at Gate No. 3 of the campus.
Pedestrian Md Afroz was injured and taken to a hospital; police said he was safe and receiving treatment.
Dashcam footage recorded by Arun G showed the explosion and the pedestrian collapsing nearby.
Police and other authorities launched an inquiry and are examining the transformer and electrical infrastructure.
- Who
- Pedestrian Md Afroz was injured; police and other authorities are investigating.
- What
- A transformer box exploded, injuring a pedestrian.
- Where
- Outside Gate No. 3 of an Amazon office campus near Bagalur Cross, northeast Bengaluru.
- When
- Wednesday morning, at around 9:49 a.m.
- Why
- The cause has not been established; officials are examining the transformer and electrical infrastructure.
Key facts
- Incident time
- Around 9:49 a.m. on Wednesday
- Location
- Gate No. 3, Amazon office campus near Bagalur Cross, northeast Bengaluru
- Injured person
- Md Afroz
- Condition
- Police said Afroz was safe and receiving hospital treatment
- Police jurisdiction
- Yelahanka Old Town Police Station
- Footage source
- Dashcam footage recorded by Arun G
- Investigation
- Authorities are examining the transformer and electrical infrastructure
Quotes
Mithun Kumar Sated
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North East)
“This is at Gate No. 3, Amazon office. One Md Afroz is injured within Yelahanka Old Town Police Station limits near Bagalur Cross. He is safe and currently in the hospital”
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