Pizza Shop AC Explosion Injures Five in Delhi

• Delhi pizza outlet AC compressor exploded; 5 minor injuries.
• Fire tenders dispatched to Yamuna Vihar building after 8:55 pm call.
• Injured treated, discharged; blast cause under investigation.

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) Five people sustained minor injuries after an air conditioner compressor exploded at a pizza outlet in northeast Delhi's Yamuna Vihar, an official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS)

said on Tuesday.

A call regarding the blast was received at 8.55 pm on Monday from a building comprising a basement, ground floor and two upper floors, they said.

"Three fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot. Five people who suffered minor injuries were taken to a nearby hospital and later discharged after treatment," a DFS official said.

The cause of the blast is being ascertained, officials added. PTI SSJ MNK

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