Overview
- Two early-morning residential fires in Vashi and Kamothe killed six people, including a six-year-old girl and a 17-year-old student.
- The Vashi blaze at Raheja Residency was reported around 12:40 a.m., with officials citing a suspected air-conditioner short circuit on the 10th floor.
- Four residents died in Vashi as the fire spread to upper floors, while 10–15 people were evacuated and 10 others received treatment for injuries.
- Residents at Vashi reported that building fire alarms did not sound as smoke filled stairways, and preliminary findings noted spread through ducts and wiring.
- The Kamothe fire at Ambe Shraddha was logged at 6:02 a.m., with CIDCO indicating an electrical fault and an LPG leak before one cylinder exploded, killing a mother and her 17-year-old daughter.