Mumbai, Dec 21 (PTI) A 55-year-old man was injured in a fire that started after a gas cylinder explosion in Wadala East in Mumbai on Thursday, a civic official said.

The incident took place near Husainiya Masjid in Deenbandhu Nagar on the salt pan road at 2:15pm, he said.

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"Harishchandra Tripathi suffered 25-30 per cent burns and has been admitted in Sion hospital. The blaze was doused at 3:30pm by Fire Brigade personnel," he said.

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