Mumbai, Oct. 14 -- A woman aged over 60 died and 25 people were rescued after a major fire broke out at a residential high-rise in Nalasopara, in Maharashtra's Palghar district, late Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday.
The fire broke out at Imperial Heights around 11.30 pm on Tuesday and reportedly spread across the eighth to tenth floors of the building.
Fire brigade personnel, police and officials of the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.
Civic Commissioner Prithviraj B P said 25 people were rescued by emergency teams, while several other residents managed to evacuate the building on their own.
He said an inquiry had been ordered to determine the exact cause of the fire....