A suspected air-conditioner blast after electricity supply was restored triggered a major fire at a residential building in Ghansoli on the night of June 6. Several residents were injured, and 10 people trapped inside the smoke-filled structure were rescued by firefighters. The fire broke out around 8.01 pm at Kuber Apartment, a G+4 building in Sector 21, Ghansoli.

Power restoration

According to NMMC Fire Officer Purushottam Jadhav, power distribution work was underway outside the building before. After electricity supply was restored, the occupant of Flat No. 203 reported a blast in the AC unit, following which the fire spread rapidly. Prima facie, the cause appears to be an electrical fault, though an investigation is underway.