Man & son killed in blaze as LPG cylinder explodes in their Warje home

Pune: A father and son died of severe burns in a fire caused by a domestic LPG cylinder exploding in their home in Gokulnagar Pathar of Warje, around 1.30am on Wednesday.
The Warje police identified the victims as Mohan Mudawat (43) and his son, Pappu Mudawat (23).

Fire brigade officials found the victims unconscious with burn injuries in the small washroom of their house, during the operation to douse the flames.
Station fire officer Prabhakar Umratkar told TOI, "The small house, now fully gutted, was made up of tin sheets and around 10x12 sqft in size. The duo was seemingly asleep when the gas leaked. It is not yet known how the fire began."
Senior inspector Vishwajeet Kaingade of the Warje police said, "Pappu had gone to their native place and returned to Pune on Tuesday morning. The father-son duo worked as labourers at construction sites. Pappu's brother works at a hotel in the city. He had a night shift and had gone to his workplace."
He added, "After inspecting the house following the blaze, we suspect that gas leaked from the cylinder and a short circuit caused the fire. Local residents said the father and son tried to reach the door but failed to open it as the tin door came in contact with a live power cable. When residents tried to open the door, they felt the electric current. While they were trying to open it, a blast occurred in the LPG cylinder due to the heat."
The victims' neighbour, Jayashree Sapkal, told TOI, "There was a huge blast sound in the middle of the night. We came out of our house and saw giant flames coming out of their home. All the neighbours tried to open their doors, but they were too hot due to the flames."
The victims were moved to Sassoon General Hospital, where doctors declared them dead. Fire brigade officials said the exact cause of the gas leak was still being determined.