Five people were killed and a senior citizen was injured in a fire that broke out on the 10th floor of Sargam Society at Tilak Nagar, Chembur. Of the casualties, three are family members of senior police inspector of Vikhroli police station, Sanjay Joshi. His father, Shrinivas, survived the blaze and has been admitted in hospital. Fire brigade officials were searching flats for any people still trapped inside till the time of going to press.

A fire official on spot who did not wish to be named said, "The fire fighting system of the building was not in working condition as we had to pull in water from our sources instead of the internal system. Had that been in place it would have been easier for us during firefighting."