Koppala: A cooking gas cylinder explosion at a house in Koppala district on Friday morning left seven people seriously injured. The incident took place at Hebbal in Gangavati taluk.

The cylinder reportedly exploded suddenly inside the house, causing severe injuries to Raju, Durageppa, Suresh, Husenamma, Nagaraj, Vishnu, and Srikanth, who were present at the time. All the injured have been admitted to a local hospital for treatment.

The impact of the explosion partially destroyed the house.

Preliminary information suggests that the accident may have occurred due to gas leakage while replacing an empty cylinder with a new one, though the exact cause of the explosion is yet to be confirmed.

Police and Fire and Emergency Services personnel visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

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