Thane: Two women received severe burns after a fire broke out in an apartment in Kalyan area of Maharashtra's Thane district, fire brigade officials said on Wednesday.
The blaze erupted late Tuesday night after a gas leakage in the apartment located on the first floor of a building and spread to the entire house, they said.
Six persons, including a six-month-old child, were trapped in the house after the fire.
A jawan of the Mumbai Police's Force One unit, who was passing by on a scooter, stopped to provide assistance and brought out the house occupants safely with the help of neighbours.
The house occupants were brought down through a scaffolding which was tied to the building for some civil work, officials said.
Two women suffered serious burns in the blaze and were admitted to a hospital in Airoli, they said.
The apartment was damaged due to the fire, an official said.
Local firemen later brought the blaze under control, the official added.
