1 dead, 2 injured after AC explodes in Vasai

The explosion destroyed the flat

A man died of suffocation, while another man and a nine-month-old infant were injured after the compressor of an air-conditioning unit exploded after short circuit in Vasai around 5.30am on Monday.

Fire Brigade personnel at the spot where the fire broke out.(HT Photo)

The victim, Jayant Deshkar, 60, had been sleeping in flat 303 of Savio Co-operative Housing Society. The blast occurred in flat 203 of the same building.Uday Mohan Kanche and the infant were injured.

The Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation’s fire brigade doused the flames of the explosion, which destroyed the flat.

The Vasai police are yet to register a case as they are awaiting the fire brigade’s report.