Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 26 -- * Incident near Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace triggers shockwaves

* Deceased was preparing gas on his own: District Minister Dr. Mahadevappa

In a shocking incident, one person was killed and six others, including three women and a minor girl, were injured after a portable cylinder used to fill balloons with helium gas exploded near the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace last night.

The deceased has been identified as Saleem (40), a balloon vendor from Thopiya village in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh.

He had arrived in the city about a fortnight ago and was staying at a lodge in Lashkar Mohalla along with fellow vendors from his native place. The group was eking out a livelihood by selling balloons ...