India, Aug. 15 -- A powerful explosion in a house at Sriram Colony, Chinnayanapalya, left an eight-year-old boy dead and six others injured on Friday. The incident occurred within the Adugodi police limits.

The deceased has been identified as Mubarak (8). Those injured include Kasturamma (35), Sarasamma (50), Shabeerana Banu (35), Subramani (62), Sheikh Najeed Ullah (37), and eight-year-old Fatima. They were rushed to Sanjay Gandhi and Jayanagar hospitals for treatment. Kasturamma's daughter, Kayal (8), is undergoing treatment at Victoria Hospital's burns ward.

The blast took place inside Kasturamma's residence, located next to Mubarak's house. The intensity of the explosion brought down the walls and roof of the first floor, damaging m...