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Technician killed in blast at Indian Institute of Science

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Police personnel stand guard outside a laboratory of the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. PTI
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Bengaluru, December 5 

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A suspected cylinder blast killed a 32-year-old technician and injured three others during an experiment in the aero-dynamics laboratory of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here on Wednesday, police said.

Four technicians of a private start-up company were involved in some experiment at the laboratory when an explosion occurred suddenly at around 2.20 pm, they said.

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Technician Manoj from Mysuru died on the spot while three others suffered injuries.

The injured have been admitted to a private hospital where their condition was said to be stable, police said.

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Though the nature of explosion and its cause were yet to be established, it was suspected that the incident occurred due to a blast in a cylinder containing some gas, they said.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Niranjan Raj Urs told PTI that the start-up company Superwave Technologies Private Limited was having a tie-up with the IISc for carrying out experiments pertaining to its research.

"Forensic experts would ascertain the actual cause of the accident but it seems like a cylinder blast," he said. - PTI

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