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Mumbai: 17 injured in explosion of LPG cylinder in Dharavi slum
Updated On: 29 August, 2021 08:55 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
The incident occurred in the Shahu Nagar locality and the injured people were rushed to nearby Sion Hospital
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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.
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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