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Mumbai Chawl LPG Blast Injures Three, Collapses Shared Wall

Hospitals report one patient in critical condition with two others stable after the Goregaon West blast.

Overview

  • The explosion was reported around 7:40 am at Rajaram Chawl in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar-2, Goregaon West.
  • The blast caused portions of a common wall between two ground-floor rooms to collapse, injuring three residents.
  • Neighbors doused the fire with buckets and transported the injured to hospitals before the fire brigade arrived, and firefighters later cut electricity as a safety measure.
  • Maltidevi, 28, sustained 30–35% burns and was shifted from HBT Trauma Care Hospital to Sion Hospital for further treatment.
  • Sarjan Ali Javed Shaikh, 37, is stable with leg injuries, while Gul Mohammad Amin Shaikh, 38, is in critical condition with back injuries in the ICU at Ganesh Hospital.