MUMBAI: Six people were killed after a major fire broke out Friday early morning at a seven-storied building at Goregaon in Mumbai. More than forty people have been injured.

The ground floor of the building has commercial establishments and others. It is hinted that the fire spread from here. The dead include a male and five females and out of this two were minors.

The injured were admitted to a hospital nearby. The fire brigade reached the spot and brought the fire under control. The cause of the fire is not known. Officials said they are investigating the incident.

The fire started around 3 am at Jay Bhavani building in Goregaon West's Azad Nagar locality, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.