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Six Die in Separate Navi Mumbai High-Rise Fires as Probes Focus on Electrical Faults and LPG Blast

Authorities opened investigations, ordering fire-safety audits after reports of failed alarms.

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.