Mumbai: Three people, including a senior citizen, were injured after an LPG cylinder explosion led to a fire on the fourth floor of a Versova building on Sunday morning. Fire department personnel said the LPG cylinder explosion occurred either in flat no. 403 or 404, both of which are badly damaged, at Kavita building on Yari Road at 11.15am.
Even as quick-thinking society committee members rushed to evacuate the top and bottom floors, there was a second explosion at 11.30am, which caused further destruction of property. Officials are yet to ascertain what caused the second blast. Residents said as the ambulance took 50 minutes to arrive, they rushed the three injured to R N Cooper Hospital in private cars.
While Deep Desai (35), who was in flat no. 404, suffered 35% burns, Amandeep Pal (27), a production manager living in flat no. 403, had a minor leg injury and was given first aid on the spot.
