Patients evacuated following LPG gas leak at Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital
3 years, 4 months ago

Patients evacuated following LPG gas leak at Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital

India TV News  

A total of 58 patients, 20 of them undergoing treatment for coronavirus, were evacuated after LPG leakage was reported at the civic-run Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai's Chinchpokli area on Saturday, an official said. "LPG leakage triggered panic among the relatives of the patients and the hospital staff," he said. The medical superintendent of the hospital alerted about the incident to BMC's disaster management team, following which fire brigade officials and technical experts from the HPCL rushed the site, the official said. Earlier on July 20, seven people had died of burn injuries after leakage of gas from an LPG cylinder triggered fire and explosion inside a room on the outskirts of Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city.

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21 hurt in LPG cylinder blast in Kolkata port area
1 year, 8 months ago

21 hurt in LPG cylinder blast in Kolkata port area

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: Twenty-one people, including two children, were injured when an LPG cylinder blew up inside a building in the Garden Reach area of Kolkata on Thursday evening, city police officers said. Dr Monimoy Banerjee, director of SSKM Hospital, said four persons suffered severe burns “The incident took place at about 5:30pm at a two-storey house that was home to many …

LPG cylinder explodes in Hyderabad; 1 dead, 2 critical among 8 injured
2 years, 1 month ago

LPG cylinder explodes in Hyderabad; 1 dead, 2 critical among 8 injured

India Today  

A person died and two others were critically injured in a suspected LPG cylinder explosion at a house in Hyderabad on Wednesday morning. Police sources said that the mishap occurred due to leakage from an LPG cylinder which was reportedly triggered by an electrical short circuit. According to North Zone Deputy Commissioner of Police, Chandana Deepthi, “A suspected LPG Cylinder …

7 from MP killed in fire, explosion caused by LPG cylinder leakage in Gujarat
3 years, 5 months ago

7 from MP killed in fire, explosion caused by LPG cylinder leakage in Gujarat

India TV News  

Seven persons died due to burn injuries after leakage of gas from an LPG cylinder triggered fire and explosion inside a room on the outskirts of Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city. “Some labourers working in a factory and their family members were sleeping in a small room when gas from their LPG cylinder started leaking on the night of July 20. MP …

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