New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- A 23-year-old man working at a French multinational IT services company was killed in a gas explosion at a shared accommodation in Bengaluru's Kundalahalli on Monday. The incident, which occurred at the Seven Hills Sai Co-Living paying guest facility around 6:15 pm, left three others injured.

The explosion took place on the ground floor of the seven-storey building, which has 43 rooms. It is believed that the deceased and the other victims were on the terrace and came down after seeing smoke billowing. The blast went off simultaneously, killing Aravind.

"Among the injured, two are employees of private companies, and one works as a helper at the PG," K Parashurama, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Whitefield), was quo...