Archive · 10 Dec 2025
Gas Cylinder Blast Injures Three in Mumbai Chawl
On Wednesday morning, a gas cylinder exploded in a kitchen of a two-storey building in Mumbai.
The blast caused a fire and injured three people.
Malti Devi got burns, while Sarjan Ali Shaikh and Gul Mohamed Shaikh got hurt from the explosion.
The fire was put out by locals and firefighters.
The injured people were taken to a hospital.
The smell of gas was noticed the day before, but no one knew it would cause an explosion.
A gas cylinder blast in a Mumbai chawl injured three people and caused a fire.
The incident occurred around 7:40 AM in the kitchen of a ground-floor room.
Malti Devi suffered 35% burns, while Sarjan Ali Shaikh and Gul Mohamed Shaikh had leg and back injuries.
The fire was extinguished by 8:30 AM with the help of locals and firefighters.
The injured were taken to a trauma care hospital in Jogeshwari.
- Who
- Three individuals: Malti Devi, Sarjan Ali Shaikh, and Gul Mohamed Shaikh
- What
- Gas cylinder blast and subsequent fire
- When
- Wednesday, around 7:40 AM
- Where
- Raja Ram Chawl, Goregaon, Mumbai
- Why
- Gas leakage from a cylinder in the kitchen
- Location
- Raja Ram Chawl, Goregaon, Mumbai
- Time of Incident
- 7:40 AM
- Injured Individuals
- Malti Devi, Sarjan Ali Shaikh, Gul Mohamed Shaikh
- Hospital
- Trauma Care Hospital, Jogeshwari
- Fire Extinguished Time
- 8:30 AM