Seven suffer burn injuries in cylinder blast-triggered fire in Mumbai's Malad

MUMBAI: At least seven people suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out due to a gas cylinder blast in the Malad area of Mumbai on Tuesday morning, officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) disaster management cell said.

The incident occurred at a chawl located at Malvani Gate No. 8, near A.C. Masjid and beside Bharat Mata School in Malad West. According to officials, the incident was reported at around 9.25 a.m. The BMC’s Mumbai Fire Brigade first received information about the blast and immediately rushed emergency teams to the spot.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the explosion was caused by a gas cylinder blast resulting from gas leakage inside the chawl. The force of the blast was so powerful that the slab of the first floor collapsed, causing occupants to fall into the ground-floor house below. Several residents sustained burn injuries and were rescued by local residents and emergency personnel.