Mumbai: Eight persons were killed and two others seriously injured on early Thursday morning during a major fire that engulfed a medical store in Mumbai's Andheri suburb.
The fire was so intense that it resulted in the deaths in a matter of barely an hour, an official said. The fire was contained within an hour.
Preliminary investigation suggested short circuit as the reason behind the fire and further investigation was underway, Mumbai police said.
While five of them died due to suffocation by the emanating toxic fumes, two sustained severe burns, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Disaster control.
The pharmacy is situated in a chawl on the Juhu gully in Andheri west and went up in flames around 6.15 a.m.
