India, Feb. 10 -- A woman died, and an elderly man was seriously injured after a major fire broke out at Sunshree Suvarnayug Society on NIBM Road in Pune's Kondhwa area on Sunday afternoon.

The fire started in a flat on the fourth floor of the eight-story residential building around 3:30 pm, officials said.

The deceased, identified as Vrunda Sangwar (65), sustained severe injuries and was rushed to Sassoon Hospital, where she later succumbed. Manoj Borkar (75) was critically injured and is undergoing treatment at Command Hospital. Sangwar and Borkar were in-laws. Their nephew, who was also present in the flat, survived as he was in the bathroom. He attempted to rescue them but was unable to due to the intensity of the fire.

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