Kundapur, November 22: Three out of four people who died due to the cylinder blast in a godown of electrical goods near Mumbai's Virar Western Railway Station on Tuesday have been identified as natives of Byndoor in Kundapur taluk.
Of the three, two were brothers by name Govinda Shetty (34) and Manjunath Shetty (26), residents of Byndoor Church Road. The other native of Byndoor has been identified as Manjunath Poojary (24).
They were working at Shreya Hotel near a stow repair shop. Govinda Shetty, son of Byndoor Ramayya Shetty, was working as the manager of the hotel from the past 6 years. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Manjunath Shetty was a bachelor and was scheduled to fly to Dubai for employment on November 30, family sources said.
Manjunath Poojary on the other hand was working as a supplier at the hotel from the past 10 years. Son of Shankar Poojary and Eeramma, he was the eldest of the three children and was a major source of support for the family.
The staff room of Shreya Hotel was located atop the stow repair shop. The blast took place when they were asleep after finishing off the day's work. The mishap claimed two other lives besides theirs and reportedly injured as many as 20 people.
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