Mumbai: Cylinder blast kills six, injures 11 at under-construction building in Juhu

DN Bureau

Six workers have been killed and another 11 injured in an explosion of three gas cylinders at an under-construction, 13-storeyed Prarthana building, near Juhu in Mumbai.

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Mumbai: Six workers have been killed and another 11 injured in an explosion of three gas cylinders at an under-construction, 13-storeyed Prarthana building, near Juhu in Mumbai.

The injured were rushed to the nearby Cooper Hospital.

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So far, the reason of the fire is yet unknown.

Most of the victims are labourers from West Bengal.

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The situation is under control now.

The fire-fighters have rescued 17 people from the blaze. (ANI)










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