Thane, Oct 12 A 28-year-old man suffered minor injuries after a cooking gas cylinder exploded, triggering a fire in a residential building in Thane district on Monday evening, officials said.
The incident took place around 8:10 pm in a room on the first floor of Sainath Apartment in the Datiwali area of Diva town, they said.
The explosion immediately sparked a blaze inside the premises, causing panic among local residents., said Yasin Tadvi chief of the RDMC of the TMC.
Upon receiving the alert, emergency response teams, including personnel from the Torrent Power Company and firefighters, rushed to the scene equipped with a fire engine and a rescue vehicle. Fire brigade personnel, with the active assistance of local residents, managed to completely douse the flames and bring the situation under control, preventing the fire from spreading to neighboring flats.
The injured individual has been identified as Vishal Ghadi (28). Officials confirmed that he suffered minor injuries in the blast and was immediately rushed to Mukta Hospital in Diva, where he is currently undergoing medical treatment. PTI COR
the Datiwali area of Diva, Thane, on Monday evening, official emergency services reported.
(PTI News)
