Overview
- Fire erupted around 3:06 am in a ground-plus-one structure on Rajaram Lane in Bhagat Singh Nagar, Goregaon West.
- Firefighters removed three occupants — Sanjog Pawaskar, 48, and his children Harshada, 19, and Kushal, 12 — who were declared dead on arrival with suffocation and burn injuries.
- According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade, flames were largely confined to electrical wiring and household items on the ground floor as clothing ignited on the upper level, sending heavy smoke through the home.
- Neighbours attempted to douse the blaze with buckets before crews cut power, normalised heat and carried out the rescue.
- Authorities launched a detailed probe into an electrical fault or domestic negligence with potential action under Section 304A and state fire-safety law, while a separate Level-1 fire at Parel’s Lodha Grandeur on Friday caused no injuries.