Nashik, Oct. 9 -- Seven people sustained burn injuries after a plastic can containing petrol exploded in Mahadev nagar, Satpur, Nashik today.
According to the Fire Brigade Department, the Municipal Administration was carrying out tree felling work with automatic cutters in the area when the incident occurred. A plastic petrol can, kept on the roadside, was accidentally hit by a four wheeler, causing it to crack and spill petrol.
At the same time, a person smoking a bidi under a lemon tree triggered the ignition, leading to an explosion.
The nearby residents suffered burn injuries in the explosion.
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