Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 26 -- Last night's accident in front of the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace, on the Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road, turned into a scene of sheer horror when a gas cylinder used for inflating balloons exploded, leaving the area drenched in blood and underscoring the gruesome nature of the tragedy.

The dismembered remains of the deceased, strewn across the spot like scattered pieces of flesh, bore chilling testimony to the ferocity of the blast. Blood was seen flowing across the road, while the injured victims lay writhing in pain, shocking onlookers and tourists alike.

The explosion was so loud that many mistook it for a bomb blast. The sound was reportedly heard as far as K.R. Circle, Ittigegud and Shankara Mutt Road. Wh...