Fire in India’s Financial Capital Kills at Least 12

Fire in India’s Financial Capital Kills at Least 12
Firefighters carry a victim on a stretcher after a fire at a restaurant in Mumbai, India, Dec. 29, 2017. Reuters/Stringer
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MUMBAI–At least 12 people died and three were critically injured in a late night fire at a multi-story building in India’s financial capital Mumbai, local authorities said on Friday.

The majority of those killed were women attending a birthday party at a rooftop restaurant, police said. The 28-year-old woman celebrating her birthday was among those who died, her grandfather told Reuters.