Mumbai: Three persons were injured of whom one suffered over 95 percent burns, following an explosion of accumulated gas and accompanying fire in a chawl at Andheri East at around 7.15 am on Sunday. “The three injured were on the ground floor plus one chawl structure, and one of the injured women was trying to light the gas stove for starting cooking, when gas accumulated due to leakage exploded. As a result, the women suffered burns over 95 percent. Due to the impact, even the door of a neighbouring room was damaged,” According to a BMC release, the fire, that broke out at Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar chawl in Vijay Nagar, was confined to electric wiring, electric installation, apparel, mattresses etc. in room number 10 on the first floor of ground plus one chawl like structure. “The three injured were moved to Cooper hospital by the locals, even before we reached the spot. Subsequently, the three were shifted from Cooper hospital to Kasturba hospital for further treatment,” said a fire official. The three injured are Namdev Sakpal (75), who sustained 20-25 % burn, Lakshmi Sakpal (70), who sustained 30-32 % burn and Veena Bhoite (50), who suffered 95 to 98 % burn injuries all over body. All of them are admitted to Kasturba Hospital.
