Archive · 28 Dec 2025
Mysuru Blast Death Toll Rises to 3
There was a big explosion near a famous palace in Mysuru.
Three people died, and three others were hurt.
The explosion happened because a man was filling balloons with gas, and something went wrong.
The police are investigating, and a minister said it was an accident.
The people who died were a tourist from Bengaluru and a flower vendor from Mysuru, and a balloon vendor from Uttar Pradesh.
The injured people are in the hospital getting better.
Death toll rises to three in Mysuru cylinder blast near Amba Vilas Palace.
Victims include a tourist from Bengaluru and a flower vendor from Mysuru.
Initial reports suggest the explosion was caused by a reaction involving caustic soda and water.
Three injured individuals are recuperating in Mysuru hospitals.
Police have registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Explosives Act.
- Who
- Three victims (Lakshmi, Manjula, Saleem) and three injured individuals (Shahina Shabeer, Kotresh, Ranjitha)
- What
- A cylinder explosion near Amba Vilas Palace in Mysuru
- When
- Thursday evening
- Where
- Jayamarthanda Gate, Amba Vilas Palace, Mysuru
- Why
- The explosion was caused by a cylinder used to fill balloons, likely due to a reaction involving caustic soda and water
- Location
- Jayamarthanda Gate, Amba Vilas Palace, Mysuru
- Date
- Thursday evening
- Victims
- Lakshmi (45), Manjula (26), Saleem (40)
- Injured
- Shahina Shabeer, Kotresh, Ranjitha
- Cause
- Cylinder explosion (likely caustic soda reaction)
- Legal Action
- FIR registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Explosives Act
- Official Statement
- Incident declared 'purely accidental' by minister H C Mahadevappa
