Overview

• On June 4 at around 1:30 PM, a fire flared in the electric duct on the 13th floor of the 20-storey Gitanjali Heights building in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
• Approximately 400 residents were evacuated as thick smoke filled the corridors, but no injuries were reported.
• Fire Brigade teams arrived shortly after the alarm and brought the blaze under control by 2:45 PM.
• Cooling operations were carried out on upper floors to prevent reignition after the blaze was doused.
• The incident follows several high-rise fires in Mumbai linked to electrical faults and is renewing calls for stricter safety regulations.