Yogesh K Porwar & Siddarath Sethia
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couple and their two minor children sustained burn injuries in an explosion caused due to LPG cylinder leakage at their house in Munekolala in Marathahalli in the wee hours of Sunday.
The victims,Selva Nayak 54,Sudha Bai 32,Nandita 15, and Manoj 12 were admitted to hospital out of them the condition of Sudha Bai is said to be critical .
The family hailed from Chamarajanagar and living in the city for the last 15 years.
Senior officer said the incident occurred at around 6.45 am when Sudha Bai went to the kitchen to lit the stove . The gas had leaked and spread in the house led to the explosion .
The residents woke up with the sound and rushed to their help before alerting the police.
The police along with fire and emergency service personnel rushed to the spot and shifted the victims to the hospital before dousing the fire.
The Marathahalli police have registered a case and are investigating to ascertain the cause of fire .
