Monday, November 9, 2026
News

7-yr-old dies after electric scooter's battery explodes during charging in Maharashtra's Palghar

SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

Palghar (Maharashtra) | October 3, 2022 9:29:08 AM IST
A 7-year-old boy was killed after the battery of an electric scooter exploded while it was being charged in Palghar on Sunday.

The incident occurred in Vasai area of Palghar district.

Following the incident, the boy who was seriously injured was shifted to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

According to police, the deceased child was identified as Shabbir Shahnawaz. A case has been registered at Manikpur police station

The investigation is underway.

Earlier on Wednesday, three people died and eight others were seriously injured in a fire due to a boiler explosion at a factory in the Vasai area of Palghar district, informed the Fire Department.

The boiler exploded at Vasai Cos Power Engineering Limited Company. Over 50 employees were working in the factory when the explosion occurred. The incident took place at around 2:30 pm on Wednesday and the sound of the explosion was heard from 1 to 2 km.

Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot to put the fire under control. The injured were sent to the nearest hospital for treatment. (ANI)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS ()
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
Odisha: Fire breaks out at Sericulture O...
Delhi LG shares festive sweets with UPSC...
Tripura CM exchanges Diwali greetings wi...
Uttarakhand CM halts convoy at Garhi Can...
'Pollution due to your corruption': Delh...
Two incidents of fire reported from Than...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
Tripura CM exchanges Diwali greetin... 
IG, Tripura Frontier BSF, celebrate... 
Uttarakhand CM halts convoy at Garh... 
US asks Iraq to shut most border cr... 
Odisha: Fire breaks out at Sericult... 
Two incidents of fire reported from... 
"Let us contribute towards progress... 
"May Goddess Lakshmi bring prosperi...