New Delhi: A 10-year-old boy died after a firecracker exploded in his hand while he was bursting it outside his house in the Narela area of north Delhi on Sunday night, police said. The incident took place during Diwali celebrations and left the child with fatal chest injuries.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

In an official statement, Delhi 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 said information was received from a hospital at about 10.50 pm that the child had been brought in dead with burn injuries caused by the explosion.

Source: Nation Press (Delhi Police statement)

The child's body has been sent for post-mortem examination and further legal proceedings are under way, police said. Investigators are examining the precise circumstances of the blast, including the nature of the firecracker involved.

The boy's elder brother has alleged that Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital failed to examine the child properly and that timely treatment could have saved him, and has also accused the police of failing to assist the family. These are the family's allegations; the hospital and police have not responded to them in the reports. An investigation is under way.

Source: Inshorts

The death came on a Diwali night when fire incidents were reported from several parts of the capital, including a fire at a garment factory in Najafgarh, in which officials reported no loss of life. The Narela case has renewed attention on the dangers that hand-held firecrackers pose to children during the festival.

Source: The Daily Jagran