A gas leak from a cylinder pipe caused a flare-up at Hostel No. 6 on the IIT-Bombay campus in Powai on Thursday night, injuring five people, including two children aged nine and 12, according to information provided by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The incident was reported at around 10.24 p.m. on October 8. The injured were taken to Rajawadi Hospital for treatment, hospital authorities said. Four of the five were subsequently transferred to Kasturba Hospital, while one remained admitted at Rajawadi Hospital.
All five injured people were reported to be in stable condition. They were identified as Ansh Ahirwar, 12, Tahjib Aalam, 9, Ishwar Singh, 37, Shivkumar Singh, 34, and Anilkumar Yadav, 23.
Ahirwar, Aalam, Shivkumar Singh and Yadav were transferred to Kasturba Hospital. Ishwar Singh remained admitted at Rajawadi Hospital, according to the information available from hospital authorities.
The flare-up occurred after gas leaked from a cylinder pipe at the hostel. The exact circumstances that led to the leakage were not immediately known. Details about the nature and extent of the injuries were also not available at the time of reporting.
Police personnel and BMC ward staff were mobilised after the incident. The response involved taking the injured to hospitals and coordinating emergency assistance at the IIT-Bombay campus.
The incident highlights the immediate safety risks associated with gas-cylinder equipment in residential facilities, although the available information does not establish whether the leak resulted from a fault in the cylinder, its pipe or another part of the installation. No further official details on the cause were provided in the initial account.
The five injured people remained under medical care, with four at Kasturba Hospital and one at Rajawadi Hospital. Further details are expected from the authorities regarding the cause of the leak and the injuries sustained.
