Thane: Two hurt in fire triggered by leaking gas cylinder in flat

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At least two persons were injured on Saturday in a fire triggered by a leaking domestic gas cylinder in a flat in Thane city of Maharashtra, a civic official said, reported news agency PTI.

The incident occurred at around 6 pm in a three-storey building located in Kisan Nagar area of the city.

He said the injured persons, including a 40-year-old woman, were admitted to a local hospital, reported PTI.

The official added at least five cylinders were found kept in the room where the blaze erupted, reported PTI.

Goods kept in the room were gutted in the fire, he added.

Meanwhile, a part of the ceiling slab of an electrical transformer room of an industrial estate collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane city in the early hours of Friday, a civic official said, reported PTI.

No one was injured in the incident that took place around 3 am in the Teen Haath Naka area, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane civic body, reported PTI.

Local firemen and a team from the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) reached the spot and pulled down the remaining part of the slab, which was in dangerous condition, he said, reported PTI.

The rest of the cabin, built nearly 15 years ago, is also in a dangerous condition and civic officials will take a call about it on Friday, the official said, reported PTI.

In another incident, A 24-year-old man has been arrested for setting ablaze a paint shop in Nagpur city after its owner sacked him over behavioural issues, an official said on Saturday, reported PTI.

The incident took place in the Itwari area under the jurisdiction of the Tehsil police station in the early hours of Tuesday, less than 48 hours after accused Raunak Paliwal was shown the door apparently due to negligent behaviour, reported PTI.

Initially, nobody had an inkling that Paliwal, who worked at the shop for about six months, would be involved in the arson, which caused a loss of nearly Rs 45 lakh to owner Burhan Daud Ajiz Daud (29), reported PTI.

As the police were probing the matter, the owner of a neighbouring establishment handed over the footage of a CCTV camera to the paint shop owner. The footage turned out to be the clinching evidence, the official, reported PTI.

The footage showed Paliwal pouring petrol into the shop through a gap in the shutter before setting the place on fire and fleeing on a two-wheeler, reported PTI.

Based on a complaint by the owner's family and the CCTV footage, the police on Saturday arrested Paliwal. In custody, the accused said that he set the shop afire to take revenge for his sacking, reported PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)