15 September,2026 08:23 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Civic officials and emergency personnel responded to the incident following the explosion. Representational Pic/File
Two people were critically injured after a cylinder explosion inside a shop in Navi Mumbai's Sanpada area in Maharashtra early on Tuesday, civic officials said, reported the PTI.
The explosion took place at around 6 am inside a shop at Pratik Co-operative Housing Society, according to Sachin Kadam, Chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC).
The blast was powerful enough to shatter the glass windows of nearby Suraj Hospital.
The shop also suffered extensive damage in the incident, the official said, adding that the explosion also caused damage to a total of six shops in Pratik Co-operative Housing Society and the adjoining Abhimanyu Co-operative Housing Society, according to the PTI.
Civic officials and emergency personnel responded to the incident following the explosion.
The two injured people were identified as Manish Yadav and Arjun Yadav.
Officials said Yadav suffered around 75 per cent burn injuries, while Arjun Yadav sustained burns covering around 85 to 90 per cent of his body, the news agency reported.
Both are undergoing treatment and their condition remains critical, officials said.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, three people were seriously injured after a Mahindra Thar allegedly rammed into their motorcycle in Sector 19 of Navi Mumbai's Vashi, police said said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.
The accident took place at around 9 pm on Monday near P K Hospital.
According to police, the SUV was allegedly being driven by Amar Gurkha Yadav, 32, at high speed when it collided with the motorcycle, the news agency reported.
The three people on the motorcycle - Prinz Ratkumar Gupta, Manoj Ramphal Gupta and Nikhil Gupta - sustained serious injuries in the accident, the officials said, according to the PTI.
They were taken to a hospital for medical treatment following the crash.
According to the PTI, police said that Yadav allegedly fled the spot after the collision. He was later traced by the police.
A case has been registered against him under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
(with PTI inputs)
