A 43-year-old man was killed and another injured in an explosion that occurred when he opened a paint box in Narsingi area here today, police said.
The incident occurred when one M Kumar, a scrap-picker, was opening the 10-litre paint can and it suddenly exploded resulting in his death on the spot, Narsingi Police Station Inspector P Ramchander Rao said.
"The blast occurred when he was trying to open the paint box...It contained expired paint...And it seems may be due to chemicals in the box there was a blast," the Inspector said based on preliminary investigation.
A bomb disposal squad and forensic experts reached the spot and collected the remains of the paint box, he said.
Another person who was injured in the incident has been shifted to a hospital, police said.
A case under section 174 CrPc was booked, they said, adding that further probe was on.
