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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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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.

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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.
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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.
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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

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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.
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