The Rameshwaram Cafe holds a special place in every South Indian food lover’s heart. Sadly, we heard an unfortunate news about one of this cafe’s branches in Bengaluru. A strange blast was reported at the Whitefield branch on Green Avenue Road in the Karnataka capital on March 1, 2024. A few people faced severe injuries. Here’s everything we know about this unfortunate accident.
An Explosion At The Rameshwaram Cafe In Whitefield!
Taking to the X (formerly Twitter) platform, snobfielder (@snobfielder) shared a video of smoke surrounding the explosion place and how the crowd is waiting outside to know what actually happened and how it led to such a devastating situation.
Rameswaram Cafe…. What happened? pic.twitter.com/NY7JU5bebN
— snobfielder (@snobfielder) March 1, 2024
It was about 1 PM on Friday when the mysterious explosion happened. About 4 people have already been injured following the sudden blast. According to a report by India Today, three of the four injured people are staff members and one is a customer. One of the four injured is a woman. All of them have been shifted to a hospital for treatment, according to a report by The Indian Express.
Right after the shocking explosion, the exact cause behind the accident was not known. As per the initial reports, looks like something put inside a bag turned out to be the primary cause of the blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Whitefield. That object is believed to have exploded leading to the terrible chaos.
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More Updates On The Blast:
ANI (@ANI) took to the X (formerly Twitter) platform to share the current updates near the Rameshwaram Cafe in Whitefield.
#WATCH | An explosion occurred at The Rameshwaram Cafe in Whitefield, Bengaluru. Injuries reported. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/9Ay3zBq3vr
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2024
Hundreds of people are seen to be standing outside the famous cafe. A major crowd is visible in the videos making rounds on social media platforms. An official of the fire station stated about getting a call and hearing about a cylinder blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe, according to a report by The Times of India. The police have reached the accident spot already.
Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) shared in an X post about his conversation with Sri Nagaraj, the Rameshwaram Cafe founder.
Just spoke to Rameshwaram Café founder Sri Nagaraj about the blast in his restaurant.
He informed me that the blast occurred because of a bag that was left by a customer and not any cylinder explosion. One of their employees is injured.
It’s seems to be a clear case of bomb…
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) March 1, 2024
According to the founder, the explosion happened as a bag was left by a customer. Was it an incident of a bomb blast?
The concerned departments and officials are currently working on the matter and investigating it as well. These are all the information we have right now. More details on the unfortunate blast are awaited.
Cover Image Courtesy: X (formerly Twitter)/ snobfielder (@snobfielder)
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