Two men die after suspected chemical leak in Mumbai public toilet

Two men died after allegedly suffocating inside a public toilet in Mumbai following a suspected chemical leak, according to preliminary information from civic authorities. The incident occurred early on Sunday near Mrunaltai Gore Bridge in Goregaon East. The deceased were identified as Prabhakar Dhanivar, 24, and Bhavin Desai, 18.

Both men were taken to Trauma Care Hospital, where a doctor declared them “brought dead” at 3.49am, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Local residents said the men had encountered a strong chemical smell inside the toilet and had suffocated. The account has not been independently established in the supplied material.

Civic authorities described the incident as involving a suspected chemical leak. They said the exact nature of the chemical and the source of the leak were being investigated. No further details about the circumstances of the deaths, possible exposure to others or any response at the site were provided in the source material.

The preliminary account therefore does not establish what substance was involved or how it entered the public toilet. The deaths were reported on September 27, 2026. The investigation into the suspected leak remains ongoing, according to the information supplied by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.