Overview

• The blast occurred around 8:30 PM on June 10 when a cooking gas cylinder in a roadside Chinese food stall vehicle near Airoli railway station detonated.
• Cylinder fragments were scattered across the scene as flames instantly engulfed the makeshift fast food vehicle and reduced it to a charred shell.
• Crews from the Navi Mumbai Fire Brigade extinguished the fire before it could spread to nearby vehicles or structures.
• Traffic on the busy Thane-Belapur highway was halted for about 30 minutes, causing a significant jam before lanes reopened.
• Authorities have launched a formal probe to determine what triggered the cylinder explosion.