The incident occurred in the Shahu Nagar locality and the injured people were rushed to nearby Sion Hospital
At least 17 people were injured due to cylinder leakage at Kamla Nagar in Dharavi. Pic/Shadab Khan
Seventeen persons were injured, five of them seriously, after an LPG cylinder exploded and caused a minor fire at a shanty in Mumbai's Dharavi slum, an official said. Of the five persons who have suffered critical injuries in the incident, one is an eight-year-old boy, the fire brigade official said.
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The mishap occurred in the Shahu Nagar locality of the slum in the afternoon, he said. "An LPG cylinder kept just outside one of the shanties exploded and led to level one (minor) fire. Seventeen persons suffered burn injuries and they were admitted to the nearby Sion Hospital. Three fire engines were rushed to the spot, which brought the blaze under control," the official said.
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"Out of the 17 injured, 12 persons - seven males and five females - are out of danger, but five others are in a critical condition and two of them have suffered 50 to 60 per cent injuries. Those in critical condition are three males, including an eight-year-old boy, and two females," he added. During the probe, the fire brigade personnel found that gas was leaking from the cylinder and hence it was kept outside the shanty, the official said.
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