MUMBAI: A 16-year-old boy died after the slab of a shop storing firecrackers collapsed following an explosion in Malvani, in Mumbai's Malad area, officials said on Tuesday (November 10).
The incident occurred at 9:56 pm on Monday (November 09) at a ground-floor shop on Abdul Hamid Marg. An explosion involving firecrackers caused the shop's slab to collapse, following which a fire broke out, a civic official said.
According to the fire brigade, the blaze was confined to firecrackers, electrical wiring and installations spread across an area of approximately 20 by 30 feet inside the shop. It was extinguished by 10:36 pm.
The boy, who was reported missing after the incident, was later found dead inside the shop. He had suffered 100 per cent burns, the official said. (with inputs from PTI)