Five injured in separate electrical infrastructure blasts in Bengaluru
Five people were injured in two separate electrical infrastructure explosions in Bengaluru involving a transformer and a ring main unit. Local authorities are investigating the incidents, and the power utility company has pledged to cover medical expenses.
Why it matters
These incidents highlight critical safety and maintenance concerns regarding aging or faulty urban electrical infrastructure in rapidly growing cities.
Five people were injured in two separate incidents — one involving the bursting of a transformer at Benniganahalli and another a ring main unit (RMU) on Bagalur Road — in Bengaluru, officials said.
The first incident occurred around 12.30 pm on October 6 near the Coca Cola godown at Benniganahalli, within the limits of Ramamurthy Nagar police station.
Four persons — Narayana, 50, Azeem Pasha, Chethan, 23, and Lakshmi, 22 — sustained injuries in the incident. The injured persons, who are from different parts of Bengaluru, are undergoing treatment in a hospital, police said. A motorcycle was also damaged.
Ramamurthy Nagar police have launched an investigation into the incident.
A Bescom official said, “We have visited the injured persons. We will bear all expenses for their medical treatment.”
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