A gas cylinder blast at the IIT Bombay campus in Powai injured five people, including two minors, after a fire broke out in a shed used by private workers at an under-construction building on Thursday night, according to information cited from civic authorities.
The incident was reported at 10:24 pm from near Hostel No. 6 on the IIT Bombay campus. The cylinder reportedly exploded while cooking inside the workers’ shed. A fire was also reported at the site following the blast.
The injured people were identified as Ansh Ahirwar, 12, Tahjib Aalam, 9, Ishwar Singh, 37, Shivkumar Singh, 34, and Anilkumar Yadav, 23. Civic authorities said all five were in stable condition after the incident.
Four of the injured were shifted to Kasturba Hospital for further treatment, while one person was admitted to Rajawadi Hospital. The available information did not specify the extent of the injuries or whether the fire caused damage beyond the workers’ shed.
The incident involved a temporary workplace facility associated with construction activity on the campus. Such sheds can serve as cooking, resting or accommodation spaces for workers, but the source report did not provide details about the shed’s layout, the number of people present at the time, the cylinder’s condition or the arrangements for fire prevention at the site.
Police and ward staff were mobilised after the blast was reported. The response brought together local civic personnel and police at a location that includes institutional buildings, student accommodation and an active construction site. The source report did not state whether any investigation, inspection or fire-safety assessment had been ordered after the incident.
The immediate priority remained medical treatment for the five injured people. Further details about the cause of the blast, the condition of the workers’ shed and any action by the authorities were not available in the information supplied for this report.
