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7 Dead As Fire Breaks Out At Single-Storey Building In Mumbai’s Chembur

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: At least seven people, including three minors, were killed after a fire broke out at a single-storey building in Mumbai’s Siddharth Colony early on Sunday.

The victims have been identified as Paris Gupta (7), Narendra Gupta (10), Manju Prem Gupta (30), Prem Gupta (30), Anita Gupta (30), Vidhi Chediram Gupta (15) and Gitadevi Dharamdev Gupta (60).

The incident was reported at 5.20 am at Siddharth Colony along Chembur East’s A N Gaikwad Marg. According to preliminary information from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the building had a shop on the ground floor and the upper one served as a residential unit, The Indian Express reported.

BMC officials said that the blaze was confined to electric wiring and electric installation of the shop which spread to other household appliances.
As the blaze was doused, the victims were taken to the state-run Rajawadi Hospital, where they were declared “brought dead”.
OB Bureau

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