Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) At least nine persons were injured after an LPG cylinder exploded in Mumbai's Chembur area on Thursday morning, officials said.

The incident took place at around 7.30 am in a one-storey house located on C G Gidwani Marg in Chembur, they said.

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A blaze erupted after the blast and the impact of the explosion damaged the structure, an official said.

Two of the injured were minors, he said.

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All the injured persons were rushed to the civic-run Shatabdi Hospital in Govandi area, he said.

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