Overview
- A transformer box on the footpath outside Gate No. 3 of Amazon’s Bengaluru campus near Bagalur Cross exploded on Wednesday morning, injuring a pedestrian.
- Police identified the injured man as Md Afroz, who is receiving hospital treatment and is reported to be safe by Deputy Commissioner Mithun Kumar.
- A dashcam owned by witness Arun G captured the blast and the footage has been widely shared on social media, providing key visual evidence.
- Yelahanka Old Town police have opened an investigation and officials said they are examining the transformer and nearby electrical infrastructure to establish the cause.
- The blast raises public-safety questions about placing and maintaining street-level electrical equipment and could prompt tighter inspections of footpath-mounted transformers near busy office campuses.