The Brooklyn man who burst out of a burning building engulfed in flames when his basement exploded Tuesday afternoon has died, authorities said.
The opening to the basement where Saram ran out of.Photo: Gabriella Bass
Mohammad Saram, 22, suffered burns over 90 percent of his body from a fire that ignited while he tried to make hookah products in the basement of 910 McDonald Ave. around 1:30 p.m., cops said.
Saram’s melted sneakers.Photo: Gabriella Bass
He was rushed to Maimonides Medical Center, in critical condition and succumbed to his injuries Wednesday morning, officials said.
Witness Alex Mayer, 36, heard the explosion and dropped the phone in his hand to run outside when he saw a man ablaze running through the street.
Mayor repeatedly yelled for him to “drop and roll” at the top of his lungs, he said. The man on fire listening, rolled into a gutter.
Soon after, others jumped in to help him fight the flames.
“One guy came out of the truck with his fire extinguisher and sprayed his sneakers,” Mayer said. “And another guy literally grabbed the shirt of his back.”
A hazmat team enters the basement to investigate unknown chemicals found on the wall.Photo: Gabriella Bass
The badly-burned man kept screaming for help as they waited for cops to arrive.
“I don’t know if he was bald or not but he definitely didn’t have any hair left now,” Mayer said. “His lips were white. A lot of his clothing melted.”
When cops showed up, they found the man unconscious and badly burned.
Containers filled with chemicals used to make flavored tobacco for hookahs were found at the scene, and investigators believed that caused the fire because the basement was not well-ventilated, sources said. Neighbors said the Bengali man wanted to open a hookah bar.
“The fire department units extinguished the fire and right now at this time we have hazmat units are testing some unknown chemicals found in the basement,” Acting Deputy Chief Division 8 Battalion Mark Egan said.
One firefighter suffered minor injuries while battling the blaze.
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