Mumbai, Sep 6 (PTI) The death toll in the Dharavi LPG cylinder fire incident jumped to five on Monday with two more persons succumbing to their injuries during treatment at a hospital here, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.

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On August 29, 17 persons were injured after an LPG cylinder exploded and caused a minor fire at a shanty in Shahu Nagar area of the Dharavi slum.

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Two of the injured persons, identified as Shaukat Ali (58) and Feroz Ahmed (35) were declared dead on Monday by doctors, the official said.

Three other critically injured persons, including an eight-year-old child, had died during treatment last week.

"Presently, eight persons are undergoing treatment at a hospital. Of them, three patients are in a critical condition while five others are stable. Four others were discharged earlier," the official said.

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