AC mechanic injured in cylinder explosion at Kodambakkam

A 26-year-old antheral was earnestly injured aft a cylinder exploded successful an air-conditioner mechanic store successful Kodambakkam connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026). 

City constabulary said L. Dilipan, a nonmigratory of Dass Puram successful Kodambakkam, worked arsenic an AC mechanic astatine a backstage AC mechanic store located connected Puliyur Main Road successful Kodambakkam.

While transferring nitrogen state for AC servicing from a 20-litre cylinder into a 10-litre cylinder, the smaller cylinder exploded nether pressure. The detonation severed some of the technician’s wrists and caused aggregate injuries. Coworkers rushed him to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, wherever helium is presently undergoing treatment.

The K.K. Nagar constabulary person registered a lawsuit and are investigating.