Four killed in Mumbai building fire

    Four people, including two children, were killed in a building fire in Mumbai.

    The blaze took place at a residential building in the city’s Marol area at 1.30am India time this morning, 4 January.

    The fire department says 17 people were rescued from the building and taken to hospital for treatment.

    The incident comes a week after 15 people died in a fire at a rooftop restaurant in the city.

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