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Rescue workers at a shop in Saki Naka area of Mumbai where a fire broke out. Twelve people lost their lives after a fire broke out at a shop in Saki Naka area early this morning, police and fire officials said. Officials said the fire was apparently cause by a short-circuit at Bhanu Farsan shop on Khairani Road around 4 am today. The victims were sleeping on a loft inside the shop and could not escape as the fire spread. Due to the intense heat, the loft collapsed. “The local people told us that 15-20 people sleep in the shop every night after it closed for business,” chief fire officer PS Rahangdale told reporters here. He added that fire officials who rushed in managed to pull out six people who were badly burnt. They were later declared dead at the hospital. Fire officials recovered the