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Two radical were killed, and 3 others injured erstwhile a chemic vessel exploded successful Karekatte colony successful Mandya territory adjacent Mysuru connected Sunday (February 15, 2026).
Police identified the deceased arsenic Akash, 26, and Kallukhan, 27, some natives of Bihar. They had been engaged to displacement machinery from the premises of a chemic mill that has remained closed since 2023.
Three different workers sustained injuries successful the blast and person been admitted to the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS).
A elder constabulary serviceman said the mill had been closed since a state leakage was reported astir 3 years ago, starring to harm to crops and the decease of cattle successful adjacent areas. Local residents had powerfully opposed immoderate determination to reopen the unit.
The absorption had begun shifting machinery to a caller determination successful northbound Karnataka erstwhile the detonation occurred. About six truckloads of instrumentality and materials had already been transported from the premises, the authoritative said.
A lawsuit has been registered astatine the Basaralu constabulary station, and an probe is underway. Police fishy the detonation mightiness person occurred erstwhile workers utilized a state cutter connected the vessel containing chemic residue.
