A 55-year-old security guard died of severe burns while his 19-year-old-daughter was critically injured when a transformer exploded while they were passing by it on their scooter on Wednesday afternoon, around 3.30 p.m. Chaitanya was returning home with her father after booking a hall for her engagement scheduled next month. They were on Ullal Road, Manganahalli, barely a few yards away from their residence when the transformer exploded. The resulting fire engulfed the scooter.
Passers-by rushed to their aid, and alerted the control room. They were taken to Victoria Hospital where Shivaraj succumbed Wednesday night. According to the police, Chaitanya sustained third degree burns and is battling for life. “She completed her second pre-university and is an only child,” said a police officer.
