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4-year-old boy burnt in Aug 17 electrical blast succumbs to injuries

A four-year-old boy, Piyush Walunj, who had sustained burns after a minor electrical explosion following a short circuit near a five-storey building at Thergaon in Pimpri-Chinchwad on August 17, succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in the city yesterday.

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The boy had touched a loose high-tension wire, causing the short circuit and the blast. The entire police force, including the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad, had rushed to spot after the explosion that took place a few days after the serial bomb blasts on JM Road.


Tragic: Piyush Walunj, who died yesterday after sustaining burn injuries in the explosion on Aug 17

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