Four killed, eight injured in Mumbai building fire

November 11, 2013 11:49

At least four people were feared dead and eight others injured after a seven-storey building caught fire in the Mumbai suburb of Vikhroli early on Monday morning.

Fire officials and police said the blaze was first noticed around 3 a.m. this morning, and could have started in the electric meter cable box before spreading through the rest of the cable network.

The fire was put out at around 6:30 am, and everyone from the building has been evacuated.The injured have been admitted to the Rajawadi Hospital and other medical institutions.

The building was a slum redevelopment structure, according to local authorities.

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