[Seven fire tenders were sent to the spot and the fire was contained soon after it first broke out. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)]
Mumbai: At least four members of a family have died and seven other were injured in a fire that broke out late last night at Maimoon Building in Mumbai's Marol.
The victims have been identified as Sakina Kapasi (14), Moin Kapasi (10), Tasleem Kapasi (42), Dawood Kapasi (80). They all belong to the same family, police said.
The injureds have been rushed to nearby hospitals.
Seven fire tenders were sent to the spot and the fire was contained soon after it first broke out.
The fire, which broke out on the third floor of, is believed to have been caused by a short-circuit; detailed investigation into the cause of the blaze is yet to be carried out.
Some of the eye-witnesses to the fire said the Mumbai Fire Brigade did not arrive at the spot on time.
The incident occurred barely a week after 14 people were killed and 19 others were injured after a major fire broke out in a pub in the Kamla Mills Compound early on Friday.
News agency ANI has shared the video of the tragic incident. Watch:
#WATCH: Visuals of fire that broke out at Maimoon building in #Mumbai's Marol in the late night hours and claimed four lives. Situation now under control pic.twitter.com/nLp0zL9rdU
— ANI (@ANI) January 4, 2018
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