India, March 23 -- A 72-year-old woman died after a fire broke out in a residential building in Goregaon East on Sunday evening, officials said. A lit diya that accidentally fell from her hand allegedly triggered the fire.

The blaze was reported around 7:22pm at Lakshya Chandi Building in Gokuldham Colony on Krishna Vatika Marg. According to officials, the fire was confined to the sixth floor of the 24-storey building.

The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) initially declared it a Level-I fire at 7:47pm and rushed multiple firefighting units to the spot. Emergency services, police, ambulance services and electricity personnel were also deployed to the site. The fire was later categorised as a Level II incident, indicating a more serious situatio...