Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Scrap Dealer Convicted in 2013 Mumbai Gas Fire
A man named Bablu Paswan was found guilty by a court in Mumbai for causing a big fire in 2013.
He was taking gas out of cylinders in a drain near people's homes.
Someone threw a lit cigarette into the drain, and the gas caught fire.
Five people died, and many others got hurt.
The court said Paswan was careless and didn't follow safety rules.
He has to go to jail for one year.
Another man who was blamed for throwing the cigarette was found not guilty.
A Mumbai court convicted scrap dealer Bablu Paswan for negligence in a 2013 gas cylinder fire that killed five and injured 12-14 others.
The fire occurred when Paswan was emptying LPG cylinders in an open drainage, and a lit cigarette ignited the released gas.
The incident happened on March 7, 2013, near Friends Shejar Committee Chawl in Kandivali (East).
The court sentenced Paswan to one year of imprisonment, citing gross negligence and safety violations.
The co-accused, Abdul Sidhique Jabbar Khan, was acquitted by the court.
- Who
- Bablu Paswan, a scrap dealer, and his assistants
- What
- A gas cylinder fire caused by negligent handling of LPG cylinders
- When
- March 7, 2013, around 6 pm
- Where
- Near Friends Shejar Committee Chawl in Kandivali (East), Mumbai
- Why
- Paswan was emptying LPG gas cylinders in an open drainage, and a lit cigarette ignited the released gas
- Date of Incident
- March 7, 2013
- Location
- Kandivali (East), Mumbai
- Accused
- Bablu Paswan
- Sentence
- 1-year imprisonment
- Victims
- 5 killed, 12-14 injured
- Cause of Fire
- Lit cigarette thrown into drainage with released gas
- Court Observation
- Gross negligence and safety violations