Updated On: 30 April, 2024 06:29 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
A massive fire broke out on Tuesday at a hotel in Nalasopara area of Palghar district in Maharashtra. Atleast four people were injured in the incident, the officials said. Pics/Hanif Patel (Story/Diwakar Sharma)

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According to the officials, a hydraulic machine being operated by the civic body accidentally uprooted a gas pipeline while widening a drain on Tuesday afternoon
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The gas leakage engulfed the Dwarka Hotel on Achole Road, injuring four people

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The injured have been identified as Sundar B. Shetty (62), Gopal S. Bangera (70), Chandra Magarkar (45) and Raja Kumar Shah (27)
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All the injured have been rushed to a nearby hospital with serious burn injuries, an official said

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The condition of 70-year-old Bangera is critical, said a source at the hospital
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The fire, followed by blast-like sounds, triggered panic among the local passersby

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Considering the sensitivity of the issue, the VVCMC officials immediately swung into action and multiple fire engines were pressed into service to douse the blaze
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