Over four people have been injured after an explosion at a Bengaluru eatery. The incident took place at the popular Rameshwaram Cafe in the Rajajinagar area during the lunch hour.
The victims were three cafe staffers as well as a customer — have been shifted to a hospital. The cause of the blast at Rameshwaram Cafe was not immediately known.
#WATCH | Karnataka | An explosion occurred at The Rameshwaram Cafe in Whitefield, Bengaluru. Injuries reported. Details awaited.
Whitefield Fire Station says, "We received a call that a cylinder blast occurred in the Rameshawaram cafe. We reached the spot and we are analysing… pic.twitter.com/uMLnMFoHIm
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2024
Officials suspect the fire was caused by a cylinder blast. Initial reports had claimed that an unknown object kept inside a bag within the restaurant had exploded.
A policeman at the site said that a bomb squad was on its way to investigate. “We received a call that a cylinder blast occurred in the Rameshawaram cafe. We reached the spot and we are analyzing the situation,” officials from the Whitefield fire station told ANI.
#WATCH | An explosion occurred at The Rameshwaram Cafe in Whitefield, Bengaluru. Injuries reported. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/9Ay3zBq3vr
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2024
Television footage showed some minor damage inside the cafe premises, with police and fire officers clearing crowds that gathered after the blast.
Police and fire personnel have rushed to the spot.
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