A blast at an AC unit claimed the lives of two Lower Parel residents while two other members of the family were seriously injured and admitted to hospital. Police officers said the condition of both of the injured is critical. The incident took place at Marian Mansion on Ganpatrao Kadam Marg at Lower Parel West on Sunday midnight. The blast led to a level-1 fire.

The deceased have been identified as Laxmi Rathod and her daughter Madhu while her husband Tejabhai and son Dinesh are critically injured and are undergoing treatment at Kasturba hospital. Their relatives said that Madhu had recently purchased the AC for her parents after her mother’s cataract operation.

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