One dead, 18 injured in fire at 24-storey building in Mumbai’s Dahisar, rescue on

A fire broke out in a 24-storey residential building in Mumbai's Dahisar area on Sunday, BMC officials said.

A fire broke out in a 24-storey residential building in Mumbai's Dahisar area on Sunday, BMC officials said. At least seven fire engines and other emergency response vehicles were at the spot.

The rescue operation is underway.(File photo used for representation only)

A woman died and 18 others sustained injuries after a fire broke out in a 24-storey residential building in north Mumbai’s Dahisar on Saturday, officials said, reported news agency PTI.

The blaze erupted around 3 pm on the seventh floor of New Janakalyan Society at Shanti Nagar in Dahisar East, an official said.

The firefighting efforts are underway, he said adding that the cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained.

(This is a developing story)