A fully damaged cot is seen after following a fire at a flat on the 10th floor of the Riya Palace building, in the Lokhandwala complex in Mumbai’s Andheri area on early Wednesday, October 16, 2024..
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At least three people lost their lives after a fire broke out in a 14-storey residential building at Lokhandwala Complex in Mumbai’s Andheri West, on Wednesday (October 16, 2024) morning.
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The fire started around 8 a.m. on the 10th floor of Riya Palace, and the exact cause is yet to be ascertained, the officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) said.
According to officials, the fire was confined to a residential flat, and fire brigade personnel managed to bring it under control by 8:58 a.m. However, three people who were charred in the incident were identified as Chandraprakash Soni (74), Kanta Soni (74), and Pelubeta (42).
They were rushed to Cooper Hospital, where they were declared brought dead.
Published – October 16, 2024 10:56 am IST
