Residents across Navi Mumbai had complained of a strong smell of gas emanating from various parts of the city since 2pm on Tuesday. The disaster management cell of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and fire brigade were flooded with phone calls from people who panicked about the gas leak.
Meanwhile, many took to Twitter to inform about the smell by tagging various officials. The ward officers of Navi Mumbai were also put to task of figuring out if the gas leakage was anywhere in their areas.
A statement released by MGL said, “MGL has been receiving complaints of gas smell from various parts of Navi Mumbai. Our emergency teams equipped with gas detection equipment have visited few areas from where such complaints were received.
