2 workers injured in Panchavati explosion succumb to wounds

Nashik: Two

workers

, who had suffered burns following a domestic gas explosion at their rented accommodation in Panchavati, have died.

While 30-year-old Lavlesh Dharmraj Pal died on Sunday around 1 pm, 40-year-old Sanjay Maurya succumbed at 11.15 am on Monday.

Six construction site workers — originally from Uttar Pradesh, but staying in Nashik for the past six years — were residing at a rented house in Kumavat Nagar. All six had suffered burns in the explosion on Friday morning.

On Thursday night, one of them had forgotten to switch off the gas stove properly. On Friday morning, when one of them lit a matchstick, the explosion occurred. The workers were rushed to the Nashik civil hospital by the residents of the area.

Medical officials in the burns ward said four of the surviving patients are still hospitalised. While two are stable, the condition of the remaining two is critical.

Taking into account the large number of people from outside Nashik who are staying in rented rooms in the Panchavati area, the police has decided to spread awareness among the landlords, asking them to inform the police about the tenants. Landlords failing to report the same would face legal action in the future.


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