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4 Dead, 10 Hurt In Midnight Fire On Diwali At Navi Mumbai Building

The fire started at around 12.30 am in a flat on the 10th floor of the Raheja Residency in Vashi area, and spread to the 11th and 12th floors.

The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, the official said.
Mumbai:

Four persons were killed and 10 others suffered injuries after a fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township shortly after midnight on Tuesday, police said.

Prima facie, the blaze started at around 12.30 am in a flat on the 10th floor of the Raheja Residency, MGM Complex, at Sector 14 in Vashi area, and spread to the 11th and 12th floors, an official said.

Two women, a man and a 6-year-old girl were killed, while 10 others were injured, he said.

The injured persons were rushed to two hospitals in Vashi.

After being alerted, 40 fire brigade personnel along with 8 fire tenders and police rushed to the spot and the blaze was put out by 4 am, the official said.

The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, the official said.

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