Fire kills 7 in southwest India

6/10/2024 17:05

        At least seven persons, including two children, died and a few others were injured after a major fire broke out inside a building in India's southwestern state of Maharashtra on Sunday, a local cop confirmed over phone.
        
        The fire incident occurred early in the day in the Chembur area of the country's financial capital Mumbai. All the deceased belonged to the same family.
        
        The fire broke out inside a two-storey building, including a shop on the ground floor and a residential unit on the first-floor. The deceased were sleeping when the incident took place.