Overview
- The explosion struck around 12:30–1 pm at Hotel Jagdamba on the Daund–Patas Road, roughly 75 km from Pune.
- The blast ignited a kitchen fire that was brought under control by the Daund Municipal Council fire brigade.
- Five critically injured workers were shifted to Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, with others treated at hospitals in Daund.
- Officials reported no customers were inside at the time, and the force of the blast caused extensive damage to the kitchen area.
- Pune Rural Police registered a case and will seek forensic and fire-brigade reports, with preliminary findings noting about 10–11 cylinders stored and the injured identified as migrant workers.