Sirens wailed and people stood amid billowing smoke after a major explosion and fire occurred at Uzair Bakery at Cheetah camp, Trombay, killing at least four people and injuring 37 yesterday. Residents believe that the accident, which took place at 1.30 pm was owing to the overheating of the oven’s boiler that led to the explosion, but Trombay’s fire brigade officials are yet to determine the cause behind the blast that destroyed the bakery’s two-storey structure.

Blasting effect 1) Members of staff are working at the bakery when the oven’s boiler gets overheated.
2) Owing to the overheating, the boiler explodes, causing a loud explosion.
3) The impact of the explosion is so great that the wall of the adjacent shop collapses and the entire two-storey building comes crashing down.
4) Four people die in the blast after the structure begins to collapse
5) During the rescue operation and investigation, seven unused cylinders are found at the bakery. Illustration/Amit Bandre