Woman Dies, 25 Rescued in Fire at Nalasopara High-Rise

Mumbai, Oct 14: A woman aged over 60 died and 25 people were rescued after a major fire broke out at a residential high-rise in Nalasopara, in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, late Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday.

The fire broke out at Imperial Heights around 11.30 pm on Tuesday and reportedly spread across the eighth to tenth floors of the building.

Fire brigade personnel, police and officials of the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.

Civic Commissioner Prithviraj B P said emergency teams rescued 25 people, while several other residents managed to evacuate the building on their own.

He said an inquiry had been ordered to determine the exact cause of the fire.

The woman, who was aged over 60, died in the incident. Further details about her identity and the circumstances of her death were not immediately available.

A short circuit is suspected to have triggered the blaze, but the exact cause has yet to be confirmed.

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