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14 killed, 19 injured in Mumbai building fire

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Mumbai: At least 14 people were killed and 19 others injured after a major fire broke out in a building in Kamala Mills Compound in Lower Parel.

According to officials, fire has broken out shortly after midnight on third floor of the four-story building on Senapati Bapat Marg, a commercial hub of the city,

“The cooling operations are underway. Some of the injured people are in critical condition,” an official said.

The building, in Central Mumbai, houses some commercial establishments including hotels.

Officials added that cause of fire remains to be ascertained.

Meanwhile, 12 people were killed and four more were seriously injured late Thursday in a fast-moving-fire at an apartment building on a frigid night in the Bronx, according to New York City’s mayor.

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