Hyderabad: At least 11 people were injured after a gas cylinder exploded earlier on Tuesday morning in a three-story building in Nanakramguda.
Police Gachibowli said that people who were injured shifted to various hospitals in the city, including the Osmania General Hospital (OGH) and that the two people were critical.
Most of the buildings were also damaged in the explosion.
According to sources, the explosion occurred around 4.45 in the morning and each floor had five rooms.
The building was too crowded with construction workers sharing rooms.
Exploding gas cylinders are commercial cylinders.
“It seems like someone failed to turn off the regulator at night after cooking.
At around 4:45 a.m., one of the residents went to the restroom and opened the door, where the light was turned on and this might trigger the explosion,” said Gachibowli police.
The ground floor and the first floor of the building was broken in the explosion and several walls collapsed.
Police said that CCTV cameras were installed in the area captured by part of the explosion.