Gas Pipeline Leak Sparks Fire Injuring Four in Mumbai

Four persons were injured in a fire that broke out and spread to a few shops following a leak in a gas pipeline in the western suburb of Juhu here on Friday, a civic official said. The MGL staffers plugged the gas leak, he said.

Four persons were injured in a fire that broke out and spread to a few shops following a leak in a gas pipeline in the western suburb of Juhu here on Friday, a civic official said. A leak in the gas pipeline of the Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) triggered a blaze around 11.55 am, the official said. The fire spread to three shops and was extinguished by the fire brigade around 12.20 pm. The MGL staffers plugged the gas leak, he said. Four persons suffered superficial burns and were rushed to Cooper Hospital, and their condition is said to be stable, the official said. A spokesperson from MGL said the gas pipeline was damaged when a contractor was carrying out excavation work for a nullah on A B Nair Road. ''As a safety precaution, the gas supply has been temporarily stopped in the vicinity and will be restored by 8 pm,'' he said.