A massive fire broke out on the 19th floor of a posh residential building in South Mumbai's Lalbaug area and video footage showed a man, who was precariously hanging to a ledge to escape the flames, eventually falling to his death.
Heartbreaking visuals from Labaugh high rise at #curryroad
A massive fire broke out in a residential building of Mumbai, rescue operation underway. #lalbaugh #lalbaughfire pic.twitter.com/NvRPtefb19
— Viral Bhayani (@viralbhayani77) October 22, 2021
Seven fire engines had reached the South Mumbai's luxury One Avighna Park society to tackle the blaze at the time of writing this story.
Thick black smoke was seen bellowing out of the high-rise building from miles around the city.