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Bengaluru: Three members of a family succumbed to burns at Victoria Hospital on Monday. They were critically injured after an accidental LPG explosion in Kanakapura Town on January 26.
The deceased have been identified as Siddaraju (55), his wife Chandramma (50), and their son Prashanth (22).
A senior police officer said the incident occurred in Amaranarayana Block of Kanakapura, where the family had rented a house. Prashanth was running an eatery, and his parents were helping him.
On January 26, while the family was cooking, the LPG cylinder exploded, leaving all of them with severe burns. They were rushed to Victoria Hospital, where they succumbed.
The Kanakapura police have registered a case and are investigating.