Initial investigations reveal that the fire started due to short circuit, the official said. Four others were saved using special devices," the official informed. Among them, Laxmibai Koli (70) died during treatment, he added.The condition of two people, admitted in Bhatia Hospital, is critical, the official said.The fire occurred in the early hours of Sunday on the third floor of the 18-storey Samrat Ashoka building located on Keshavrao Khade Marg, an official said. A rescue operation was launched by the Fire Brigade at 3 am and 50 people from the upper floors were brought down using the staircase.Those rescued were rushed China fire couplings manufacturers to a nearby hospital as they had inhaled smoke, he said.He said that the fire possibly started in the electrical wiring inside a duct on the third floor and then spread to the wiring right up till the top floor."At least 96 residents were stranded in their flats due to the fire and smoke.. (Representational Image) Mumbai: A 70-year-old woman died and at least 19 were hospitalised, two of them critical, after a fire broke out on Sunday in a high-rise building near Mahalaxmi Racecourse in south Mumbai, the police said. The blaze was brought under control at 6 am and a probe has been launched. The official said that 77 residents were discharged after treatment while 19 are still admitted.The fire occurred in the early hours of Sunday on the third floor of the 18-storey Samrat Ashoka building located on Keshavrao Khade Marg, an official sai.

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