Seven persons sustained injuries after a hydrogen gas cylinder, which was used to fill air in balloons, exploded near Lourde Matha church in Horapete in Tumakuru on Tuesday.
The police said Abdul Khader, a resident of Tumakuru, was selling balloons near the church. The cylinder exploded while he was filling air in balloons in the early hours of Tuesday. People had gathered to celebrate the new year. Many people were buying balloons from Abdul Khader when the cylinder exploded, the police said.
The injured are Abdul Khader, 35, Sudeep, 13, Maria Das, 35, Anthony Francis, 45, Kiran Babu, 32, Ravi, 25, and Thomas, 29.
Maria Das and Kiran Babu, who have been seriously injured, were shifted to NIMHANS in Bengaluru while the others are receiving treatment in Tumakuru district government hospital, the police said.
All the injured are residents of Tumakuru.
A case has been registered in Tumakuru Town police station.
