LPG cylinder explodes in automobile repair shop

KOPPAL: An LPG cylinder exploded in an automobile repair shop at Gunj Circle here on Friday night, causing damage to an adjacent hotel too. A motorcycle was also charred in the incident.

An adjacent hotel was also damaged.

Luckily, there was no loss of life as the explosion occurred at night. The automobile repair shop belonged to one Siddique while the hotel belonged to Yankappa. The Koppal Town police visited the spot and registered a case.