Two more Lord Ayyappa devotees who sustained burns due to an LPG cylinder blast here succumbed, taking the death toll to eight, police said on Tuesday.
All these eight people were in critical condition. Doctors from Bengaluru had also visited the hospital and offered guidance for treatment.
The government had announced ₹5 lakh ex-gratia for the kins of the deceased.
Nine people sustained burns due to a cooking gas cylinder blast in a room they were staying in. The injured were asleep when the tragedy occurred more than a week ago, police said.
While Tejashwara Satare died on Monday night Prakash Barakera breathed his last on Tuesday morning, police added.
Those who sustained burns were admitted to the Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute (KMC-RI) in Hubballi.
These devotees were planning to go to Ayyappa temple in Kerala together but tragedy struck them.
The event has cast a shadow over the community, particularly among those who hold the Sabarimala pilgrimage in high regard.
The incident unfolded in Sainagar, Hubballi, Karnataka, where a gas cylinder explosion at a Shiva temple resulted in serious injuries to Lord Ayyappa devotees.
The explosion occurred while the victims were sleeping inside the temple premises.
It is suspected that the cause of the blast was due to the devotees' failure to properly shut off the gas cylinder after cooking, which led to the unfortunate event.
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