Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 27 -- Two women succumb to injuries on Friday; balloon seller dies on Thursday

The death toll in the helium cylinder blast outside Jayamarthanda Gate near Mysore Palace on Thursday night has risen to three.

Manjula, a resident of Chamalapura Beedhi in Nanjangud, and Lakshmi, wife of Rajesh from Kamakshipalya, Bengaluru, who were critically injured in the explosion and admitted to the ICU of K.R. Hospital, succumbed to their injuries yesterday.

Saleem, the balloon vendor from Uttar Pradesh, had died on the spot while inflating balloons using a portable cylinder.

Doctors at K.R. Hospital confirmed that Manjula passed away in the evening, while Lakshmi died during the night. Their bodies have been shifted to mortuary ...