Rat-triggered transformer blast injures five people in Bengaluru

Five people were injured after low-intensity explosions ripped through two electric transformers in different parts of Bengaluru. BESCOM cited a rat entering the Ring Main Unit (RMU) and contacting a live wire, causing a short circuit. The first explosion occurred near the Coca-Cola warehouse in Benniganahalli, east Bengaluru, between 12:30 pm and 1 pm on October 6. The injured are being treated at a hospital in Ramamurthy Nagar.