Overview

• The explosion tore through a second-floor Sai Colony flat in Wadkar Mala around 4:30 am, gutting the kitchen before igniting a blaze that Pune Fire Brigade crews quickly brought under control.
• Kalepadal police are investigating the blast after finding a loose LPG stove knob that likely leaked gas before ignition.
• Tekchansingh Chauhan, 48, his wife Bebi, 42, and their teenagers Kashish, 19, and Nikhil, 15, sustained burns covering up to 80% of the adults’ bodies and about 40% of the children’s bodies, with all four in critical condition.
• The family had relocated from Uttar Pradesh just ten days earlier, highlighting questions about safety checks for new occupants.
• Later the same day, a separate cooking gas blast in Aundh injured 38-year-old resident Dattatray Kisan Bhandalkar, underscoring growing concerns over household LPG hazards.