The blast was caught on CCTV cameras.
Chennai:
One person was killed when a helium tank exploded while buying balloons from a roadside vendor on a busy market road in Tamil Nadu’s Trichy.
At least four people suffered minor injuries in the blast. The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Ravi.
Police have arrested Nar Singh, a balloon seller, and charged him with “negligent death”.
A police officer told NDTV, “One person who was buying the balloons died on the spot. Four or five others suffered minor injuries.”
#watch , Tamil Nadu: A helium tank exploded yesterday at a market in Kotai Vasal area of Trichy; One killed and many injured. Case registered. pic.twitter.com/wUHvlaM5GQ
— ANI (@ANI) 3 October 2022
The blast was caught on CCTV cameras installed at a garment showroom in the city’s Fort area, outside which vendors sold balloons.
Videos showed people running in all directions after the explosion. An autorickshaw and some two-wheelers were also damaged in the blast.