After losing his wife and six others to a gas leakage fire, Mitul Gandhi has appealed to the government and the BMC to establish a dedicated burns centre in Mumbai. Gandhi, whose wife Shivani, 53, suffered fatal burns.

The incident claimed the lives of Shivani Gandhi, 53, Nitu Gupta, 31, Janaki Gupta, 39, Durgavati Gupta, 25, and Poonam Putni (Gupta), 30, all of whom had sustained 80–90 per cent burns. Only one victim, Manaram Kumavat, 55, with 40 per cent burns, survived and is currently stable at Airoli Burns Centre.