Nashik: Five people, including three women, were injured after a helium gas cylinder used for filling balloons exploded in Malegaon town of Maharashtra's Nashik district on Monday morning, police said.
Four of the injured were in a critical condition, they said.
The explosion took place near College Stop in the Malegaon Camp area at 10.10 am when a vendor was filling gas in balloons. Five people, including three women, received injuries in the cylinder blast, according to police.
The injured were taken to a private hospital in Malegaon initially and later shifted to Nashik for advanced treatment, they stated.
Malegaon, Maharashtra: Additional Superintendent of Police Darshan Duggad says, "This morning, between approximately 9 and 10 a.m., an accident occurred near the College Top area. A man selling balloons had a cylinder explosion, which resulted in injuries to a total of five… pic.twitter.com/s5SiJiiy9R
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The balloon seller, Mohammed Sadiq Makbool Ahmed (33), a local resident, was taken into custody, a police official informed.
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A case was registered against him under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including 125 (act endangering human life or personal safety of others), 287 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter), 288 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substances), and the Explosives Act at the Malegaon Camp police station, he added.
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