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Mumbai: Fire after gas explosion in Bandra injures 8

Updated On: 18 November, 2023 03:10 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande

Early on Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the Bandra neighbourhood of Mumbai, injuring eight people. The fire was purportedly started by a explosion in a cooking gas cylinder. Pics/Anurag Ahire

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Early on Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the Bandra neighbourhood of Mumbai, injuring eight people. The fire was purportedly started by a explosion in a cooking gas cylinder. Pics/Anurag Ahire
Early on Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the Bandra neighbourhood of Mumbai, injuring eight people. The fire was purportedly started by a explosion in a cooking gas cylinder. Pics/Anurag Ahire
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Nikhil Jogesh Das, Rakesh Ramjanam Sharma, Anthony Paul Thengal, Kalicharan Majilal Kanojiya, and Shan Ali Zakir Ali Siddiqui sustained varying percentages of burns, ranging from 25 to 40 percent.

Nikhil Jogesh Das, Rakesh Ramjanam Sharma, Anthony Paul Thengal, Kalicharan Majilal Kanojiya, and Shan Ali Zakir Ali Siddiqui sustained varying percentages of burns, ranging from 25 to 40 percent.

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Meanwhile, Samsher faced severe facial burns, Sangita sustained minor injuries, and Seeta declined hospitalisation. 

Meanwhile, Samsher faced severe facial burns, Sangita sustained minor injuries, and Seeta declined hospitalisation. 

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Initially, the officials said that there were only five injuries, however, in a later update, they stated that the count has risen to eight.

Initially, the officials said that there were only five injuries, however, in a later update, they stated that the count has risen to eight.

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials responded to the incident by dispatching firefighters and engines to the site. 

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials responded to the incident by dispatching firefighters and engines to the site. 

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Their prompt action aided in controlling the fire and the injured individuals were admitted to Bhabha Hospital in Bandra for treatment in time. 

Their prompt action aided in controlling the fire and the injured individuals were admitted to Bhabha Hospital in Bandra for treatment in time. 

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An official from BMC's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) provided insights, citing the fire's occurrence at approximately 6:19 am in Bandra

An official from BMC's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) provided insights, citing the fire's occurrence at approximately 6:19 am in Bandra

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The fire's impact was primarily contained to electric wiring, installations, a clothing stockpile, and a single upper-floored structure. Firefighters successfully doused the blaze by 6:40 am, preventing further escalation of the situation.

The fire's impact was primarily contained to electric wiring, installations, a clothing stockpile, and a single upper-floored structure. Firefighters successfully doused the blaze by 6:40 am, preventing further escalation of the situation.

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