Mumbai, January 4: Days after the tragic Kamala Mills fire incident, four people including two children died after fire broke out in a residential building in Mumbai's Marol area on Wednesday night. As per reports, fire occurred at the Maimoon Manzil building in Marol and was limited to a single flat on the third floor. Police say that the deaths happened due to suffocation as many could not find emergency exits. Five people have been seriously injured in the fire incident and about nine people have been rescued and taken to in Holy Spirit hospital. As per PTI reports, people who were dead have been identified as Sakina Kapasi, Mohin Kapasi, Tasleem Kapasi and Dawood Kapasi.

Reports state the fire broke out on the third floor of Maimoon building in Marol area at around 1.30 am last night. The incident comes just about a week after 14 people were killed in the fire at a trendy rooftop pub in Mumbai's Kamala Mills complex in Lower Parel area.

The firemen covered the fire from all side at 4.20 AM on Thursday, bringing the situation in control. A total of nine people were injured of which four were declared brought dead by the nearby hospital. As per reports, the firemen found that there were no extinguishers and there were illegal structures that exacerbated the fire.

An official from the Disaster Management Unit of BMC informed PTI that the fire was completely doused at 5 am on Thursday. "Mumbai Fire Brigade got call at 2.10 am about fire at the fourth floor of Ground plus Mamoon Manzil building at Marol in Andheri East. Our fire brigade personnel along with the firefighting system and ambulance reached at the spot at 2.34 am and swung into action to douse the fire”, he added.

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