One person died and 14 others were injured in a major fire which broke out after a gas tanker exploded at Mankhurd in Mumbai early today. One person was killed, civic sources said, adding the 13 injured are undergoing treatment at the Sion hospital, while another person is being treated at the Rajawadi Hospital. Five fire engines were rushed to the spot to control the blaze, sources added. The cause of explosion in the gas tanker was not known yet.

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