Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 27 -- Victim's 10-year-old daughter narrates events that ended up in cylinder explosion

What was meant to be a one-day Christmas vacation trip to Mysuru turned tragic for two families, with one woman losing her life and another battling injuries after the helium cylinder blast outside the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace on Thursday night.

Lakshmi succumbed to her injuries, while her sister-in-law, Ranjitha, is undergoing treatment at JSS Hospital on M.G. Road and is said to be out of danger. Lakshmi's 10-year-old daughter, Dimple, was among those who witnessed the horrific blast. Speaking to media persons at hospital on Friday, the traumatised child recounted how the tragedy unfolded.

With Christmas holidays und...