Thane: Nine injured after LPG cylinder blast at eatery in Dombivli
According to the locals, the explosion created chaos in the market but soon police and fire brigade officials controlled the situation and doused the fire.
An LPG cylinder exploded at an eatery at Dombivli in the district on Wednesday evening, leaving nine persons injured. Two of nine injured are critical, said the fire brigade officials.
"Nine people injured, including two with critical injuries, in an explosion in a cylinder at a food stall at Tandon Road in Dombivli. First, a fire broke out at the stall and then an explosion occurred in the LPG cylinder at the stall," said Dombivli Fire Brigade officials.
A fire also broke out after the incident at a Chinese food joint on Tandon road around 5 pm, they said.
Soon after news about the cylinder explosion spread, three fire engines of the local civic body rushed to the spot. The fire brigade officials put out the fire within half an hour, officials said, adding that the injured were undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital.