Seven people, including three minors, died in a fire that broke out at Siddharth Nagar, Chembur over the weekend. Some persons were unable to escape from the upper floor. Reports stated that they could have left through the ground floor but it was engulfed in flames. There were kerosene cans stored inside which contributed to the rapid spread of the fire.

There are numerous homes in Mumbai which either have a shop, or some such commercial establishment on a lower floor, with a family occupying a space above. 
Sometimes, the shop is at the front of the space, and the family that runs the commercial space resides at the rear.