Deadly Fire Claims Life in Mumbai Grocery Shop

A fire broke out at a Mumbai grocery shop, resulting in the death of a 70-year-old man named Pannalal Vaishya due to severe burn injuries. He was trapped on the upper floor during the blaze. The fire brigade quickly controlled the blaze, which was confined to the establishment's wiring, goods, and household items. Two cylinder blasts occurred before their arrival. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A 70-year-old man died of burn injuries after a fire broke out at a grocery shop in Mumbai, officials said on Thursday.

The blaze was reported at 11.54 pm on Wednesday at the single-storey shop located in a chawl (row tenement) at Jai Bhavani Nagar in Antop Hill area, a civic official said.

The victim, Pannalal Vaishya, was stranded in the upper section of the shop, he said.

Members of the public told the fire brigade personnel that before they arrived at the spot, two-cylinder blasts occurred on the upper floor of the structure, he said.

The blaze was confined to electric wiring and installations, household articles, and grocery materials on the ground and upper floors of the structure.

The fire brigade doused the blaze within 20 minutes, the official said.

Thereafter, Vaishya was rescued and rushed to the nearby Sion Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. He had suffered 100 percent burn injuries, the official said.

The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

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