Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai
Mumbai, Nov 10: A 16-year-old boy was killed after an explosion at a firecracker shop triggered a blaze and caused the shop's slab to collapse in Mumbai's Malad area on Monday night.
The teenager, who went missing following the incident, was later found charred to death inside the shop, officials said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred around 9.56 pm at a ground-floor shop on Abdul Hamid Marg in Malvani. According to civic officials, an explosion involving firecrackers caused the shop's slab to collapse, following which a fire broke out.
The fire brigade said the blaze was confined to firecrackers, electrical wiring and installations spread across an area of approximately 20 by 30 feet inside the shop.
Firefighters rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control before extinguishing it completely by 10.36 pm, within 40 minutes of the incident.
Following the explosion and collapse, a boy was reported missing. Rescue efforts later led to the discovery of his charred body inside the shop.
The deceased was identified as Shanwaz Niyaz Khan. He had suffered 100 per cent burn injuries, a civic official said.