Sharjah, July 14 -- An Indian woman died after a fire broke out in her apartment in Sharjah, local media reported.

The 46-year-old woman was reportedly performing a special ritual in her home in the Al Majaz area on Thursday night, when the fire erupted, leading to her death, the Gulf News reported officials as saying.

The fire was started in a unit located on the eighth floor of an 11-storey residential building. Police have begun an investigation.

The woman's body has been transferred to the forensic laboratory for an autopsy, the Gulf News reported.

Meanwhile, a 33-year-old woman from Kerala and her toddler daughter were found dead in their apartment in Sharjah's Al Nahda neighbourhood on July 8, Khaleej Times reported.

The woman ...