Mumbai cylinder blast toll reaches 10

The death toll in the December 6 cylinder blast incident in Mumbai's Lalbaug area reached 10 after a 45-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries at the Masina Hospital in Byculla on Sunday.

Mumbai: The death toll in the December 6 cylinder blast-fire incident in Mumbai's Lalbaug area reached 10 after a 45-year-old woman succumbed to injuries, a civic official said on Monday.

Vaishali, who was injured in the incident that took place in a second floor flat of Sarabai building in Ganesh Galli locality, died in Masina Hospital in Byculla on Sunday, he said.

"Of the 16 people who were injured in the incident, 10 have now died. Of the rest six, three have been discharged from KEM Hospital and three are admitted in Masina Hospital and their condition is stable," he added.

PTI