Mumbai Lift Explosion: Gas Balloons Ignite in Goregaon Building, 3 Escape Fire, 2 Injured

• A gas-filled balloon explosion occurred in a lift at Anmol Tower, Goregaon, Mumbai, on February 2.
• Three people were inside the lift; two suffered burns but miraculously escaped the fire.
• CCTV footage shows Himani Tapriya, a delivery man Raju Kumar Mahato carrying balloons, and another man entering the lift before the explosion.
• The incident highlights the dangers of transporting flammable gas in enclosed spaces like lifts, especially hydrogen-filled balloons.
• A case of negligence has been filed against the shop owner under section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act.