A fire broke out early on Sunday morning at Pann Ali Mansion, a high-rise residential building on Issaji Street, Vadgadi, near Ram Mandir, Masjid Bandar. The incident, reported by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) at 06:11 hrs, was swiftly attended to by emergency response teams. The fire was confined to the electric wiring, installations in the common meter box, and electric wiring in the common passage on the ground floor of the 11-storey building.

Several residents suffered injuries and suffocation due to the smoke. Two women on the first floor sustained injuries to their hands and legs and suffered from smoke inhalation. They were transported to J J Hospital in a police mobile van. A male resident on the sixth floor, also affected by the smoke, was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle, while a woman on the eighth floor was moved to J J Hospital in a private ambulance.