Mumbai Fire: 5 Including 2 Children Injured In Gas Pipeline Blaze At IIT Powai Campus
Mumbai, October 8, 2026: Five people, including two children, were injured after a fire broke out at IIT Powai Campus, Hostel No. 6, following a leakage in a cooking gas pipe. As per the BMC's disaster management cell report, the incident was reported at 10.24 pm. "The fire broke out in a shed used by private workers at an under-construction building while cooking. There was a leakage in the gas…
Mumbai, on the night of October 8, 2026, witnessed a gas pipeline blaze at IIT Powai Campus, Hostel No. 6, resulting in injuries to five individuals, including two children. The disaster management cell of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported the incident at 10.24 pm. The accident occurred in a shed utilized by private workers at an under-construction building during a cooking activity. A leakage in the gas pipeline led to the flare-up.
Five individuals sustained injuries and were promptly taken to Rajawadi Hospital, while four of them were subsequently transferred to Kasturba Hospital. The injured, Ansh Ahirwar, 12, Tahjib Aalam, 9, Ishwar Sing, 37, Shivkumar Singh, 34, and Anilkumar Yadav, 23, are currently in stable medical condition. Mumbai police, civic ward staff, and other personnel have been deployed at the scene for assistance.
Further investigation into the incident is underway by the concerned authorities to ascertain the cause of the gas pipeline leakage and the safety measures in place at the site.
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