Dibrugarh, July 27 -- A 7-year-old boy died after falling into an uncovered fire safety tank in Assam's Dibrugarh housing complex on Sunday afternoon.

Authorities identified the deceased as Tejas Beriwal Agarwal, a resident of Mariani in Jorhat. Bystanders rushed the child to a private hospital in Dibrugarh, where doctors declared him dead.

The incident occurred at the Amba Heights complex in Dibrugarh.

According to reports, the boy was playing with a ball when it fell into the deep, uncovered fire safety tank. While trying to retrieve it, he accidentally fell into the tank himself.

"The boy had been missing since 3 pm. While the search was underway, one of the residents noticed the boy's sandal floating in the open fire safety tank. ...