MUMBAI: One person was killed and 10 others  suffered burns in a cooking gas cylinder explosion that occurred at Sandeep Colony in Chembur on Monday morning. Prima facie the incident occurred when the gas leaked from one of the houses in the locality and someone tried to light the cooking stove, said the police. 

At present the Chembur police have registered a case of accident. Among 11 victims, three belonged to same family in which the male member died while his wife and mother are serious. 

The burn injured victims have been rushed to the Sion Hospital and given medical assistance. “According to the people from the locality the incident occurred due to gas leakage from one of the mezzanine houses situated in a chawl in Chembur. It seems someone tried to light the gas stove when the incident occurred,” said deputy commissioner of police (Zone Vl) Sangramsinh Nishandar. 

At around 7.30am, people from the locality started checking their and theirs neighbours house after a gas leak emanated from one of the houses in the locality. Before people could react the explosion occurred. The Fire brigade and the police reached the spot on receiving an alert at their control rooms. The situation was brought under control in an hour.