Mumbai, October 16: Three persons were killed after a fire broke out in a 14-storey residential building at the upscale Lokhandwala Complex in Mumbai on Wednesday morning, officials said.

The blaze erupted at around 8 am on the 10th floor of Riya Palace building, located on 4th Cross Road at the Lokhandwala Complex in Andheri area, a civic official said. Mumbai Fire: 3 Injured As Blaze Erupts in Riya Palace Building at Lokhandwala Complex in Andheri.

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Three persons were injured and taken to the Cooper Hospital where doctors declared them brought dead, a civic official said. The deceased have been identified as Chandraprakash Soni (74), Kanta Soni (74) and Pelubeta (42), as per civic officials. Navi Mumbai: Fire Breaks Out on 17th Floor of Building Number 47 in NRI Complex, Firefighting Operation Underway (Watch Video).

The blaze was doused at around 9 am, a fire brigade official said. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, the official said.