7 Members Of Mumbai Family Die After Short Circuit Causes Massive Fire

The fire started in a shop on the ground floor that housed electrical items and spread to the upper floor, where the family resided.

At least seven members of a family, including two children, died after a short circuit allegedly caused a fire in a two-storey building in Mumbai today, officials said.

The incident took place at around 5 am in Chembur's Sidharth Colony.

The fire started in a shop on the ground floor that housed electrical items and spread to the upper floor, where the family resided, officials said.