A 16-year-old boy died after an explosion at a firecracker storage shop triggered a fire and caused its slab to collapse in Mumbai’s Malvani area late on Monday night, November 9.
The deceased was identified as Shanwaz Niyaz Khan. He was initially reported missing after the incident but was later found dead inside the shop, his body severely charred.
According to civic officials, the incident occurred around 9.56 pm at a ground-floor shop on Abdul Hamid Marg in Malvani, Malad West. The explosion of firecrackers caused the shop’s slab to collapse, while a fire broke out inside the premises.
The blaze was confined to firecrackers, electrical wiring and installations spread across an area measuring approximately 20 by 30 feet. The Mumbai Fire Brigade brought it under control by 10.36 pm.
A 16-year-old boy died after a fire broke out in a shop storing firecrackers at Malvani in Malad (West) late on Monday night.
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The boy, identified as Shanwaz Niyaz Khan, was found dead inside the shop after its slab collapsed following an explosion of firecrackers. pic.twitter.com/CFuonbshf8
Khan suffered 100 per cent burns and was declared brought dead at BDBA Hospital in Kandivali, according to the hospital’s Chief Medical Officer. His body was transported to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Shatabdi Hospital.
Teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, the local electricity distribution company, 108 ambulance services and BMC ward staff were deployed at the site.
The incident comes amid concerns over fire safety during the festive season, particularly in areas where firecrackers are stored and sold.
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