At least seven members of a family, including two children, died after a short circuit allegedly caused a fire in a two-storey building in Mumbai on Sunday, officials said.
The incident took place at around 5 a.m. in Colony. Plot no. 16/1, Sidharth Colony, K. N. Gaikwad Marg, Chembur area of city subarb.
According to fire bridge sources, the fire started in a shop on the ground floor that housed electrical items and spread to the upper floor, where the family resided.
The victims have been identified as
1)Presi Prem Gupta, F/6 yrs,
2) Manju Prem Gupta, F/30 years
3) Anita Dharmdev Gupta, F/39yrs
4) Prem Chediram Gupta, M/30yrs
5) Narendra Gupta, M/10 years
6) Vidhi Chediram Gupta, F/15yrs
7) Gitadevi Dharamdev Gupta, F/60yrs
They were taken to the Rajawadi Hospital but were declared brought dead.
Fire was doused after two hours.
Further details awaited.
