Five injured in separate electrical infrastructure blasts in Bengaluru
Bescom to cover expenses of medical treatment. Police have launched separate investigations with regard to the two incidents.
In one of the incidents, a pedestrian walking on a footpath was injured
Updated - October 07, 2026 02:48 pm IST - Bengaluru
A file photo of a Bescom transformer. One incident occurred at Benniganahalli and the other near Bagaluru Cross. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K
Five people were injured in two separate incidents — one involving the bursting of a transformer at Benniganahalli and another a ring main unit (RMU) on Bagalur Road — in Bengaluru, officials said.
The first incident occurred around 12.30 pm on October 6 near the Coca Cola godown at Benniganahalli, within the limits of Ramamurthy Nagar police station.
Four persons — Narayana, 50, Azeem Pasha, Chethan, 23, and Lakshmi, 22 — sustained injuries in the incident. The injured persons, who are from different parts of Bengaluru, are undergoing treatment in a hospital, police said. A motorcycle was also damaged.
Ramamurthy Nagar police have launched an investigation into the incident.
A Bescom official said, “We have visited the injured persons. We will bear all expenses for their medical treatment.”
The second incident occurred around 9.30 a.m. on October 7 near Bagaluru Cross. An RMU reportedly burst, injuring Mohammed Afroz, who was walking on the footpath. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
A video of the incident shows Afroz walking on the footpath near the electrical equipment when it suddenly bursts.
Bescom officials said an RMU is part of a medium-voltage power distribution network, and that such bursting incidents are rare. Technical officials said that they are monitoring the situation on the ground.
“Our preliminary investigation suggested that the incident occurred due to a 3-way RMU CT flashover, which resulted in a blast. A pedestrian walking nearby was injured. A 3-way RMU CT flashover means an electrical arc or flashover occurring around the current transformer inside the RMU,” an official said.
Bescom officials said that they will bear the medical expenses of the injured person in this case.
The Yelahanka police are investigating the Bagaluru Cross incident.
Published - October 07, 2026 02:36 pm IST
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