The BMC has asked the chief fire officer (CFO) to conduct an enquiry into Saturday’s gas leak incident at Kasturba hospital. Sources in the fire brigade said it is a definite case of negligence and that responsibility will be determined after the enquiry. CCTV camera footage will be examined as the joint between the LPG tank and the pipeline was broken because of which around 1 metric tonne of gas leaked, officials said.

Fire officials, in the presence of experts from the gas company, also completed the process of decanting where approximately three metric tonnes of liquified petroleum gas was transferred to gas tankers safely. The tank, which was of about 10 metric tonnes capacity, had about four metric tonnes of gas when the incident was reported. The officials’ prime concern was to stop the leak. A paste was applied to the damaged portion and the leak reduced. Then water was sprayed in the air around the area as it reduces the gas’s potential to cause damage.