Two workers of an eatery suffered burn injuries in an explosion caused by leaked liquified petroleum gas (LPG) in the Chinchwad area Tuesday morning. Officials from Pimpri-Chinchwad fire brigade said that the incident took place at an eatery located near the Jain school around 9 am when several customers were having breakfast.
The injured have been identified as Mani Thevar (32) and Pradeep Kumar (20). After the explosion, they were rushed to the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital in Pimpri for treatment. Two fire tenders were deployed and the fire was brought under control within 10 minutes.
