The incident was reported at 10:24 pm from Hostel No. 6 on IIT campus. A fire was reported to have broken out in the workers’ shed following the cylinder blast.
The incident was reported at 10:24 pm from Hostel No. 6 on IIT campus. A fire was reported to have broken out in the workers’ shed following the cylinder blast. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Mumbai | Silver Rate in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai | Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Petrol Price in Mumbai | Diesel Price in Mumbai | CNG Price in Mumbai | LPG Price in Mumbai Stay updated with the latest Mumbai news.
Police and ward staff were mobilised following the incident. Download the TOI App. Mumbai: Five people, including two minors, were injured after a gas cylinder reportedly exploded while cooking in a shed used by private workers at an under-construction building on IIT Powai campus on Thursday night.
The injured were identified as Ansh Ahirwar (12), Tahjib Aalam (9), Ishwar Singh (37), Shivkumar Singh (34) and Anilkumar Yadav (23).
All five injured persons were in stable condition, according to information received from civic authorities. Four of them were shifted to Kasturba Hospital for further treatment, while one was admitted to Rajawadi Hospital.