16-year-old charred to death after firecracker shop explodes in Mumbai’s Malad
The city fire brigade attended to 333 fire calls triggered by fireworks between Nov 6 and Nov 10. Of these, police recorded 200 fire accidents due to crackers, a sharp increase from 80 in 2024 and 113 in 2025.
Local BJP corporator Shilpa Keluskar said that six huts caught fire. One fireman was injured,” she said. Another mishap struck a row of labourers’ hutments in Pratiksha Nagar, Sion, Tuesday. “Multiple explosions took place as LPG cylinders blasted.
” In Vasai-Virar and Mira-Bhayandar, 48 fires were reported Nov 9-10, mostly at garbage dumps. In Ulhasnagar, a major fire broke out at a showroom in Camp 3 on Tuesday, damaging a large showroom. Meanwhile, the deployment of Mumbai fire brigade vehicles to Thane on Nov 8 to assist in firefighting operations at a high-rise society housing deputy CM Eknath Shinde’s relatives led to a political controversy.
MUMBAI: Chief fire officer Ravindra Ambulgekar said, “Both Malwani and Pratiksha Nagar blazes were triggered by firecrackers. No casualties occurred,” said Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation chief fire officer Prakash Borade. Each of the calls we attended focused on ensuring that the blaze did not spread. “Most were minor, and our teams doused them quickly.