3 Children Among 7 Killed After Massive Fire Breaks Out at Building in Mumbai's Chembur

Mumbai: A massive fire broke out at shop-cum residential building in Mumbai's Chembur area, claiming seven lives including three children, in the wee hours of Sunday. 
 

The incident took place at 5.20 am at Siddharth Colony in Chembur area, as per the BMC officials. 

The fire broke out on electrical wiring and installations in the shop on the ground floor, and later reached on to household articles on the upper floor.

The ground floor of the structure was used as a shop and the upper floor as residence, the official said.

The blaze was confined to the electric wiring and installations in the shop at the ground floor and spread to the upper floor, he said, adding it was a 'level-one' fire.

Five persons were also injured in the incident. They were taken to the Rajawadi Hospital where all of them were declared brought dead, the official said.

The deceased have been identified as Paris Gupta (7), Manju Prem Gupta (30), Anita Gupta (39), Prem Gupta (30) and Narendra Gupta (10), Vidhi Chediram Gupta(15).

The cause of the blaze was not yet known.