Gurugram, Nov. 10 -- At least 42 fires were reported across Gurugram during Diwali celebrations on Sunday, leaving a 37-year-old truck driver dead, fire department officials said.

Officials said most incidents were caused by firecrackers in residential areas and markets, while others involved burning waste and scrap material.

Of the 42 incidents, 15 were reported under the jurisdiction of the Sector 29 fire station, 10 each under Bhim Nagar and Sector 37, four under Udyog Vihar, two under Pataudi and one under Sohna.

Pawan Singh, 37, a truck driver from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was burned to death after his vehicle, parked at a facility in Khentawas village in Farrukhnagar, caught fire on Sunday night.

Officials said Singh was reporte...