Vijayanagara | 4 members of a household have been killed when an air conditioner exploded in Vijayanagara, Karnataka. The deceased have been recognized as Venkat Prashanth (42), spouse D Chandrakala (38), son Advik (6) and daughter Prerana (8).
The incident came about at 12.45 am on Friday. Preliminary conclusion is that the accident was attributable to a brief circuit attributable to a gasoline leak from the AC ventilator.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident.