A 46-year-old liftman died of suffocation after getting trapped inside an elevator when a fire broke out on the 17th floor of Andheri's Runwal Elegante towers on Saturday night.

Fire reported

According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the blaze was reported at 9.50 pm in flat number 1701 and was extinguished by 10.37 pm. Fire brigade personnel, police, power supply company staff, a 108 ambulance, and K West ward staff were mobilised. The deceased, identified as Dhanpat Mahatu, was rushed to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation-run Cooper Hospital, where Chief Medical Officer Dr Anish declared him brought dead.