Fire in Residential Building Kills 6, Injures 15 in Mumbai

Fire in Residential Building Kills 6, Injures 15 in Mumbai
An ambulance in Mumbai, India, in a file photo. Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images
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NEW DELHI—A major fire in a 19-story residential building killed at least six people and injured 15 others on Saturday in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, officials said.

The fire was caused by a short-circuit in an air conditioner in one of the apartments, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said.