One dead in fire at 17th-floor flat of 32-storey Andheri tower

A fire broke out at Runwal Tower, near Lokhandwala Bridge in Andheri West, Mumbai, on Friday night, November 7, 2026. The city is in the midst of Diwali celebrations. Dhanpat Mahatu, 46, died in the incident.

The control room of the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) received the call about the fire at 9.50 pm. The blaze was in Flat No. 1701 on the 17th floor of the ground-plus-32-storey building. The tower has a four-level basement, with a ground floor above it, then five podium floors and 27 floors above those.

Fire engines reached the spot soon after the call. Mumbai Police, Adani Electricity, 108 ambulance staff and ward staff of the municipal corporation also arrived immediately. The electrical wiring, electrical appliances and other household belongings in the flat were gutted.

After about an hour and a half of hard work, firefighters brought the fire fully under control at 10.37 pm.

Mahatu suffocated in the smoke from the fire. He was taken to Cooper Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Dr Anish, the hospital's Chief Medical Officer (CMO), said a man had been brought in after suffocating in smoke from a fire. He said the deceased was Dhanpat Mahatu, aged 46. According to the doctors, he had been declared dead before he could be admitted. His death is said to have been caused by suffocation from the smoke.