Mumbai, Nov. 10 -- A 16-year-old boy died after a firecracker explosion triggered the collapse of a shop's slab during a fire incident in the Malad West area of Mumbai on Monday night, according to the BMC's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB).

The incident occurred at around 9:56 pm on November 9 at a ground-floor shop in Malad Malvani near Abdul Hamid Marg. The fire spread across an area of approximately 20 feet by 30 feet.

Following the explosion of firecrackers, the slab of the shop collapsed. A boy who was initially reported missing was subsequently found dead inside the shop, with his body charred.

The deceased was identified as Shanwaz Niyaz Khan (16). He had suffered 100 per cent burns and was declared brought dead at BDBA Hospital in Ka...