A major fire was reported in a third-floor flat of Ravechi Heights in Sector 7 of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/navi-mumbai-four-residents-hospitalised-after-fire-erupts-in-kharghar-high-rise-due-to-short-circuit-23598364" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Kharghar</a>, Navi Mumbai, on Wednesday afternoon.
The blaze, reported at 3.45 pm, triggered panic among <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/kandivli-housing-complex-residents-file-police-complaint-over-builders-neglect-23600504" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">residents</a>.
However, prompt response from the fire brigade helped rescue around 12 people safely from the smoke-filled premises.
Several individuals who suffered from suffocation and minor injuries were rushed to a nearby <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-after-morgue-body-swap-panvel-hospital-to-rejig-sop-23600236" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">hospital </a>for treatment.
The fire has been brought under control and the cooling operations are underway.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/man-from-thane-district-kidnapped-extorted-rs-2-98-lakh-probe-on-23599106" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Preliminary investigation</a> revealed that the fire may have been caused owing to short circuit. The exact cause of the incident is under investigation.
The society is located a few metres away from Kharghar Police Station.

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Fire breaks out in third-floor flat of Navi Mumbai housing society; 12 residents rescued from building

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