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Patients evacuated following LPG gas leak at Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital Last Updated : 07 Aug 2021 03:08:26 PM IST A total of 58 patients, 20 of them undergoing treatment for coronavirus, were evacuated after LPG leakage was reported at the civic-run Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai's Chinchpokli area on Saturday, an official said. The incident occurred around 11.34 am at building number 148 of the hospital, the official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
"LPG leakage triggered panic among the relatives of the patients and the hospital staff," he said.A serious incident of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) leak from a tanker at the Kasturba Hospital here sent the BMC in a tizzy, officials said here on Saturday.The smell of the leak from a tanker with around 10K tonnes gas, was noticed around 12.30 p.m. and all emergency systems were activated, said Mayor Kishori Pednekar.To begin with 58 patients, including 20 suffering from Covid-19, were immediately shifted to another location in the hospital and have been said to be safe, she said.Tourism Minister Aditya Thackeray who rushed to the spot, said due to the prompt response a potentially major tragedy was averred."The situation is under control... The work of controlling the gas leak is underway," he told mediapersons at the site.Officials said that as per preliminary information, the leakage reportedly occurred owing to malfunction of a valve during the transfer of the gas from the tanker to a storage facility at the hospital.Senior police, fire brigade, disaster management officials and experts from the HPCL are at the site monitoring the situation closely.IANS Mumbai For Latest Updates Please-
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