A 15-year-old boy died while three other persons were injured after a fire broke out at a chawl in Cuffe Parade of south Mumbai early on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred at around 4:15 am in the morning at the single-storey chawl in Shivshakti Nagar on Captain Prakash Pethe Marg, reported PTI.

Four persons suffered burn injuries and were later rushed to St George’s Hospital. At the hospital, Yash Vitthal Khot (15) was declared dead, a civic official said.

The other injured persons were identified as — Devendra Choudhary (30), Viraj Khot (13), and Sangram Kurne (25) — were undergoing treatment, he said.

Choudhary has been admitted to the ICU, while the condition of the two others was reported to be stable, the official said. They added the fire was limited to electric wiring

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