Overview
- The explosion occurred around 6:15 pm Monday on the ground floor of the seven-storey Seven Hills Sai Co-Living PG in Kundalahalli, which has 43 rooms.
- The deceased was identified as Aravind, 23, a Capgemini senior analyst from Ballari.
- Three residents — Venkatesh, 28, Vishal Verma, 23, and C V Goel, 25 — were injured and are being treated at Brookefield Hospital.
- Fire and police teams evacuated residents and contained the blaze after smoke was detected.
- Police registered a case against the PG management and are probing the cause, saying a commercial gas cylinder was involved and flagging a missing setback as they examine further safety-rule violations.