A fire broke out in the electric duct of a 20-storey highrise building in Kharghar area of Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra on Wednesday afternoon, civic officials said, reported the PTI.

Nobody was injured in the incident, but as a precautionary measure around 400 residents were evacuated safely as thick smoke filled the residential premises.

The incident occurred at Gitanjali Heights building located in sector 34, a Fire Brigade official said, according to the PTI.