Overview

• Civic officials confirmed that three women have died from severe burns, while several others remain in critical care after Wednesday's explosion in Akurli, Kandivali.
• Seven people were injured in total, including six women with burns reported up to 90% and a 55-year-old cook with 40% burns who is stable.
• Doctors at the National Burns Centre in Airoli and Kasturba Hospital performed multiple surgeries and skin grafts, with further staged procedures planned for survivors with extensive injuries.
• The blast occurred around 9 am at a 10-by-12-foot catering unit inside Ram Kisan Mestri Chawl, where a suspected LPG leak ignited and triggered a blaze, according to police and hospital accounts.
• Mumbai Fire Brigade officials said the shop had no fire department clearance and opened an inquiry into the operator and nearby establishments for licensing and safety compliance.