India, Nov. 10 -- Despite a ban on rockets and aerial firecrackers in force until November 25 following 137 firecracker-related calls received by the Mumbai Fire Brigade on Diwali (Sunday), three more fire incidents were reported across the city on Monday, a day after the festival. A 64-year-old man suffered suffocation in one of the incidents in Andheri West. The fire brigade is investigating all three incidents to ascertain their exact cause, including whether firecrackers were involved.

The first fire was reported at 9.05am in room 701 of Hans Vallabh building, a stilt-plus-eight-storey structure on Ram Mandir Road, Andheri West. The blaze spread to electrical wiring and installations, a bed, household articles, a split air conditione...