Fire breaks out in north Mumbai building, 4 killed

| Updated: Jan 4, 2018, 07:56 IST

Highlights

  • The cause of the fire, that broke out around 2 am in Andheri East's Mamoon Manzil, is yet to be ascertained
  • The fire broke out around 2 am Thursday in the building in northern Mumbai
  • The blaze has been brought under control, police said
MUMBAI: Four people were killed and five injured in a fire that broke out in a residential building in northern Mumbai's Andheri early on Thursday morning, police said today.

The cause of the fire, that broke out around 2 am in Andheri East's Mamoon Manzil, is yet to be ascertained. The blaze was brought under control three hours later around 5 am, police said.

Those killed include two minor children aged 10 and 14, and an 80-year-old. The five injured were admitted to Holy Spirit Hospital and are said to be stable, said officials.

According to preliminary information, the fire broke out in the ground-plus four-storey building in Andheri's Bhori Colony. Five fire engines and water tankers were rushed to the spot.




This is the second major fire in Mumbai in a week. Last Friday, a major blaze at two eateries in Mumbai's Kamala Mill killed 14 people.






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