Maharashtra: Child killed, five injured in fire in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

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A 3-year-old child was killed and five were injured after a fire broke out in a house in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, an official said on Saturday, reported news agency ANI.

Fire in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Incident took place at Sharif Colony

The incident took place around 8.30 pm on Friday at Sharif Colony in the Kiradpura area of the city, reported ANI.

Forensic teams deployed by the police are investigating the case, he said.

Fire in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Child killed, five injured

"There were seven adults and two to three children in the house. Prima facie, it looks like the fire started due to a cylinder blast," the official said, reported ANI.

While Sadaf Irfan Shaikh (3) died in the accident, Rizwan Khan (40), Rehan Shaikh (17), Adil Khan (10), Faizan Pathan (13) and Dishan Khan (9) sustained injuries, he said, adding that the injured have been admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital in the city, reported ANI.

Fire in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Other incidents

Four persons were injured in a fire that broke out and spread to a few shops following a leak in a gas pipeline in the western suburb of Juhu here on Friday, a civic official said, reported PTI.

A leak in the gas pipeline of the Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) triggered a blaze around 11.55 am, the official said, reported PTI.

The fire spread to three shops and was extinguished by the fire brigade around 12.20 pm. The MGL staffers plugged the gas leak, he said, reported PTI.

Four persons suffered superficial burns and were rushed to Cooper Hospital, and their condition is said to be stable, the official said.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)