16-Year-Old Boy Dies as Firecracker Explosion Causes Fire in a Shop in Mumbai
The blast set off a blaze and collapsed the shop’s slab, killing a 16-year-old boy, officials said.
- A 16-year-old boy, Shanwaz Niyaz Khan, died after a fire broke out at a firecracker shop in Malvani, Malad late Monday night, triggering an explosion that caused the building's slab to collapse.
- Emergency services faced a surge in fire-related calls across Mumbai during Diwali, as festive season celebrations heightened risks in areas where firecrackers are stored and sold.
- According to the Chief Medical Officer at BDBA Hospital, Kandivali, the victim suffered 100 per cent burns and was declared brought dead following the explosion.
- Six fire engines from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, along with police and emergency services, were deployed to the shop near Abdul Hamid Marg to contain the blaze involving stocked firecrackers.
- Local fire departments attributed 137 of Mumbai's 142 Diwali fire incidents to firecrackers, underscoring a pattern that extends to a recent fatality of a 10-year-old boy in Delhi's Narela.
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16-year-old charred to death after firecracker shop explodes in Mumbai's Malad, suffers 100% burns
A heartbreaking incident unfolded in Malad, Mumbai, where a 16-year-old named Shanwaz Niyaz Khan lost his life due to a tragic slab collapse at a shop following a firecracker explosion. The blast, reported by fire officials around 9:56 PM on Monday, led to extensive flames. Regrettably, efforts to douse the fire were futile, and Shanwaz was discovered charred within the premises.
A 16-year-old boy has died after firecrackers stored in a shop in Mumbai exploded. The firecrackers were stored in a commercial shop in the run-up to Diwali celebrations. The explosion caused the roof and walls of the building to collapse, killing the boy on the spot. The intensity of the explosion had created panic among the shops and the public in the vicinity.
Mumbai Malvani Fire: 16-Year-Old Boy Dies After Firecracker Shop Explosion Causes Building Slab To Collapse
A 16-year-old boy lost his life after a massive fire broke out at a firecracker shop in Malvani, Malad West, on Monday night, November 9. The situation turned tragic when an explosion inside the shop caused a section of the building’s slab to collapse, trapping the teenager inside. The incident took place at approximately 9:56 […]
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