India, May 10 -- Panic gripped nearly 200 families at a residential society in Charholi after a gas leak was reported in the parking area shortly after midnight on Friday, prompting an emergency response from the fire brigade and Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) officials.

The incident took place at the Atlantica Society near DY Patil College in the Pride World City area. Residents first noticed a strong smell of gas in the basement parking around 12.17 am and immediately alerted the fire brigade.

A team of six firefighters from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) Chovisawadi fire station reached the spot within minutes. Firefighters found the entire parking area filled with a strong smell of gas, triggering fear amo...