The number of deaths in the cylinder blast incident that took place on December 6, increased to six after one more patient from KEM, Vinayak Shinde, 57, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday evening. Seven patients in KEM and Masina hospitals are critical.

At least 16 people staying on the second floor of Sarabhai building at Ganesh Galli were injured in the blast and subsequent fire last Sunday morning. Three of those injured have been discharged said the disaster management cell of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.