An explosion caused by cooking gas leakage at a residential unit in Al Mankhool area has resulted in one death and three serious injuries.
Dubai Police secured the area while the victims, all Asian nationals, were transferred to Rashid Hospital, Dubai Police announced on Twitter.
Local media said the fatality was a 47-year-old Indian expatriate, staying at an apartment unit next to where the explosion happened. The incident happened on Saturday night, police said.
Reports said the explosion occurred on sixth floor of an apartment in in Mankhool, Bur Dubai while a mechanic was trying to repair a gas leak.
Dubai Police photo shows the extent of damage caused by the explosion.
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