At least four people, including Suttur Mutt seer Shivaratri Deshikendra Swami and member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, were reportedly injured in a nitrogen balloon blast on Tuesday. The blast occurred during a ceremony organised on the fifth day of the annual six- day Suttur Fair on the banks of the Kapila River, some 28 kilometres from the historic city of Mysore in the southern state of Karnataka.
According to a report in the Deccan Herald, the balloons exploded as the flames of a sports torch accidentally came into contact with them. The injured were treated at the local primary healthcare centre.