Bengaluru: As many as seven people were injured when a powerful blast occurred in the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) on Sarjapur main road under the Madivala limits on Friday, November 29 afternoon.
According to sources in the police department, six of the injured are scientists and one is a supporting staff. All the seven were attached to the Chemistry lab at the FSL.
They suffered serious burns and were rushed to St John’s Hospital for treatment. According to a report by DH, the injured are Srinath (36), hailing from Kolar, Navya (29), Basavaprabhu (27), Vishwanatha Reddy (33), Manjunath Babbalakatti (33), Vishwanath and Anthony, the support staff.
The blast was, according to preliminary findings, reported from the Chemistry lab at around 3 PM on Friday. Reports suggest that the scientists were testing some explosive samples collected from Raichur’s rural limits, in connection with a three-month-old blast case that resulted in the death of a rag-picker.
Apparently, of the nine detonators sent to the lab for testing, one of them exploded, injuring seven people.
City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao, Isha Pant, DCP (South-East) and other top police officials visited the scene of the incident.
An investigation is underway to find out the exact cause of the explosion.
(With inputs from PTI)
