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Five injured in gas leak flare-up at IIT Powai hostel

Mumbai, Oct 8 (UNI) Five people, including two children, were injured after a gas cylinder pipe reportedly developed a leak and triggered a flare-up at a hostel on the IIT Bombay campus in Powai on Thursday night.
The incident occurred at Hostel No 6 around 2224 hours, following which the injured were rushed to Rajawadi Hospital.
Hospital authorities said four injured persons were subsequently shifted to Kasturba Hospital, while one continued to receive treatment at Rajawadi.
All five were stated to be in stable condition.
The injured were identified as Ansh Ahirwar (12), Tahjib Aalam (9), Ishwar Singh (37), Shivkumar Singh (34) and Anilkumar Yadav (23).
Police and BMC ward officials were immediately mobilised following the incident.
The exact circumstances leading to the gas leakage and subsequent flare-up are being ascertained.
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