Delhi: 10-year-old boy dies after firecracker explodes in his hand in Narela

A 10-year-old boy died after a firecracker exploded in his hand while he was bursting it outside his house in Delhi's Narela area on Sunday night, police said.

The incident took place at around 9.45 pm on November 8, during Diwali celebrations. According to Delhi Police, the child was bursting a hand-held flower-pot firecracker, commonly known as an 'Anar', when it exploded, causing injuries to his chest.

In an official statement, police said, “On 08/11/2026 at about 09:45 p.m., a child was bursting a hand-held flower-pot firecracker (Anar) in front of his house in Narela area. The firecracker burst, causing injury to his chest. The child died on the spot.”

Police received information from a hospital at around 10.50 pm that the child had been brought in dead with burn injuries caused by the firecracker.

His body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, and further legal proceedings are underway. Police are investigating the circumstances of the explosion and the type of firecracker involved.

Fire breaks out at Narela rubber factory

In a separate incident, a fire broke out at a rubber factory in the Narela Industrial Area on Sunday evening, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials said.

The fire department received an emergency call at around 8.33 pm, following which seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Cooling operations were underway, officials said.

“A fire broke out in a rubber factory in Narela Industrial Area at 8:33 pm. Acting to it, seven Delhi Fire Service vehicles have been sent to the spot. Cooling operations are going on,” the DFS said in a statement.

No casualties or injuries were reported. The cause of the fire has not yet been established.

Other fire incidents reported in Delhi

Meanwhile, fires were also reported at a hardware and paint store on Main Najafgarh Road in Uttam Nagar and in the basement of a building in Khidki, Malviya Nagar.

In Uttam Nagar, a fire broke out at a hardware and paint store late on Saturday evening. The flames reportedly spread from the ground floor to the upper floors of a three-storey building. Around five fire tenders were deployed to control the blaze.

In Malviya Nagar, eight fire tenders were sent to tackle a fire in the basement of a building in the Khidki area.

No casualties or injuries were reported in either incident.

(With agencies' inputs)