Mumbai, Apr 24 (PTI) A cooking gas cylinder exploded today inside a room in a chawl in suburban Dahisar, leaving four persons seriously injured, a civic official said.

The incident occurred around 9:30 am in Rawalpada area of the suburb, said the official from Disaster Management unit of the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation).

It is not yet known whether the injured, who all were present in the room at the time of the mishap, are family members.

The official said fire brigade department was alerted immediately after the explosion by residents of the chawl.

The four victims were rushed to Shatabdi hospital by fire personnel.

All of them have suffered 50 per cent to 90 per cent burns, he said.

They are identified as Minakshi Ravan (40), Prachi Ravan (15), Chirag Ravan (13), and Subhash Patkar (48). PTI

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