16-year-old boy dies as firecracker explosion causes fire in a shop in Mumbai

In a tragic incident on Monday night, a 16-year-old boy named Shanwaz Niyaz Khan lost his life in Mumbai after a series of firecracker explosions caused the collapse of a ground-floor shop's slab in the Malad-Malvani area. The Mumbai Fire Brigade extinguished the fire within an hour of its outbreak at a shop storing firecrackers and electrical materials near Gate No. 8 on Abdul Hamid Marg. The fire was confined to firecrackers, electrical wiring, and other materials within a 20 by 30 feet area.

Fire brigade personnel, along with local police and ward staff, rushed to the scene and launched firefighting operations. However, the incident took a tragic turn when the explosions of firecrackers led to the shop's slab collapsing. Amidst the rescue efforts, the 16-year-old boy, who had been reported missing, was found inside the shop with severe burns. He was rushed to Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali, but doctors declared him dead due to 100 per cent burn injuries.