Archive · 9 Jan 2026
Pune Eatery Explosion Injures 10, Illegal LPG Stock Probed
A big boom happened in the kitchen of a restaurant called Hotel Jagdamba in Daund, Maharashtra.
The boom was caused by a cooking gas cylinder that exploded.
Ten workers in the kitchen got hurt, some very badly.
The police think the restaurant had too many gas cylinders, which is not allowed.
They are checking how the restaurant got these extra gas cylinders.
The hurt workers are in the hospital getting help.
The restaurant owner and manager might be in trouble for not being careful.
Explosion at Hotel Jagdamba in Daund, Maharashtra, injures 10 kitchen staffers.
Illegal stocking of 12 domestic and 10 commercial LPG cylinders alleged.
Explosion occurred around 1:00 PM on January 7, 2026, damaging the kitchen.
Police have filed an FIR against the hotel owner and manager for negligence.
Injured workers are undergoing treatment at Sassoon General Hospital in Pune.
- Who
- 10 kitchen staffers at Hotel Jagdamba, Daund
- What
- Explosion of an illegal LPG cylinder in the kitchen
- When
- January 7, 2026, around 1:00 PM
- Where
- Hotel Jagdamba, Daund Patas Road, Daund, Maharashtra
- Why
- Alleged illegal stocking and negligence in handling LPG cylinders
- Location
- Daund, Maharashtra
- Date
- January 7, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 PM
- Injured
- 10 kitchen staffers
- Illegal LPG Cylinders
- 12 domestic, 10 commercial
- Charges Filed Under
- BNS sections 125(a), 125(b), 287, 288, Essential Commodities Act
- Hospital
- Sassoon General Hospital, Pune
- Arrests Made
- None