An 85-year-old man was charred to death after a fire broke out in his third floor flat in suburban Santacruz in the early hours of Saturday, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

According to BMC, the incident occurred in the seven-storey building named Pride of Kalina, located in Kalina area of Santacruz (East), around 1.45 am. The deceased, identified as Nagin Patel, resided there alone.