Daijiworld Media Network – Dubai 

Dubai, Sep 29: Two persons died and two others were injured in what appeared to be a cooking gas explosion at a building in Al Mankhool area on Saturday evening, reports Gulf News. 

The injured persons, who were the residents of a studio flat, were taken to Rashid Hospital after the explosion. 

Two deaths were confirmed on Sunday. 

The sources said the explosion in the studio apartment on the sixth floor damaged windows and the wall of the seven-floor high building in Bur Dubai. 

Photo credit: Gulf News

Sources said cooking gas explosion could be the reason. 

The building has over 100 apartments. All the residents were shifted to a nearby building after the explosion.

The building has a piped gas line and residents told Gulf News on Sunday that the building was still being checked for other leakages as one could smell gas. 

The residents have not been told when they would be allowed to enter their apartments to collect some bare essentials. 

The explosion occurred on the sixth floor studio apartment but severely damage two more neighbouring apartments. 

There were people in the elevators who were evacuated as elevators stopped working immediately. 

The building is about three years old and has about 15 apartments on each floor. 

Residents said although they were not sure of the victims they added that as per what they heard at least four people were injured in the accident and were Asians. Most of the building residents are Indians. 

People said that the explosion was loud and there was a smell of gas, as per the report published by Gulf News.