Mumbai, 10 Nov

(HS): A fire broke out in firecrackers shop in Malvani area of Malad suburb in

Mumbai on Monday night around 10 pm and took life of its owner, after the slab

of the shop collapsed. The fire broke out on the night of Tuesday.

The fire broke

out at a firecrackers shop on Andul Hameed Road at 9.56 pm. The blast after the

fire resulted in the slab of the shop collapsed. The owner of the shop, Shahnawaz

Niyaz Khan, who was present in the shop lost his life in the blast and floor

collapse, the local administration has informed on Tuesday.

The Fire Brigade

controlled the fire by 10.36 pm, preventing the fire to spread to nearby areas.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar