MUMBAI: Five people, including two minors, were injured after a gas leak from a cylinder pipe triggered a flare-up at Hostel No. 6 on the IIT Bombay campus in Powai on Thursday night, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
The incident was reported by Rajawadi Hospital at around 10.24pm, following which police and BMC ward staff were mobilised to the spot.
According to the BMC, four of the injured were shifted to Kasturba Hospital, while one was admitted to Rajawadi Hospital. All five were reported to be in stable condition.
The injured were identified as Ansh Ahirwar, 12, and Tahjib Aalam, 9, who were shifted to Kasturba Hospital; Ishwar Singh, 37, who was admitted to Rajawadi Hospital; and Shivkumar Singh, 34, and Anilkumar Yadav, 23, who were also taken to Kasturba Hospital.
Seven cylinders explode at Mulund labour campIn a separate incident, seven gas cylinders exploded after a fire broke out at a G+1 labour camp in Navghar, Mulund East, set up for construction workers under the BMC's Project Affected Persons (PAP) project.
The fire is suspected to have started as a small blaze before triggering the cylinder explosions, according to preliminary information.
All occupants of the premises were safely evacuated, and no casualties were reported. Fire brigade personnel were at the site, with firefighting operations underway.
Further details of both incidents are being ascertained, and investigations are underway.
