At least two persons were killed and more than 28 were injured in a major fire that broke out on the 18th floor of a residential building in Tardeo area of central Mumbai on Saturday morning, an official said. Maharashtra government will give an ex gratia amount of Rs 5 lakhs to the families of victims who lost their lives in the fire incident, said state minister Aaditya Thackeray.

#UPDATE | Seven people have died in the fire incident that broke out in 20 storeys Kamala building near Mumbai’s Bhatia hospital in Tardeo: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)