Avinash Sawant, chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) said that the incident occurred around 6.30 am
Sawant told PTI that the fire broke out in underground power cables near a hotel in Shil. "The blaze also triggered explosions before it spread to a nearby tyre shop and engulfed it. The victim, Vishal Singh, was sleeping in that shop at that time. He could not escape in time and was charred to death," he added
The body of the deceased was sent to a government hospital for post-mortem
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