8 Dead in fire at building in Mumbai’s Andheri

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai June 30, 2016 :  Eight people have died and one critically injured after a fire broke out at a building in Mumbai’s Andheri area this morning.

 

Around 6 am, the fire broke out at a medical store located on the ground floor and quickly spread to the first floor of the building that houses many families.

According to the fire department official, several fire engines were pressed into actions and the fire has now been doused.

Initial reports suggests that the fire occurred due to short-circuit, police said.

The pharmacy is situated in a chawl on the Juhu gully in Andheri west and went up in flames around 6.15 a.m.

The cause of the fire is unclear but it was so intense that it resulted in the deaths in a matter of barely an hour, the official told news agency IANS.