A destitute man sleeping on the footpath was killed and two others injured in an explosion caused by a LPG cylinder leakage at the ground floor of a hotel at C.L. Layout in Adugodi on Thursday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Ravi, 45. The injured are Nagaraj and Ramaiah, presently being treated at St. Johns Hospital.
The explosion occurred in the basement, a small 8x8 feet room with no proper ventilation, where over 12 LPG cylinders were stored.