Mumbai, February 15: A 70-year-old woman died after a fire broke out in a 13-storey residential building in Kurla area of Mumbai on Wednesday, officials said.

The blaze erupted in the building located in Premier compound, Kohinoor City, following which some people were stranded on various floors due to smoke in the premises. They all were taken to the building's terrace and rescued from there, a civic official said. Mumbai Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at Multi-Storey Residential Building in Kurla, One Killed.

The fire was confined between the 4th and 10th floors, he said. A woman, identified as Shakuntala Ramani, was injured in the fire. She was rushed to the nearby Rajawadi Hospital where doctors declared her "brought dead", the official said. Mumbai: Fire Breaks out at Metro Construction Site, No Casualties Reported.

After the Mumbai police room received the blaze alert, four fire engines and several other fire-fighting vehicles were rushed to the spot. Efforts were on to douse the blaze, the official said. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)