At least eight people died and one got injured after a fire broke out around 6 am at Wafa Medical Store of Juhu Galli in Andheri West.

The medical store is located on Wireless Road. It is there on the ground floor of the building, while families were staying at the first and second floors.

A fire brigade official said that it is likely that a cylinder kept in the medical store exploded resulting in the fire.

He added that the exact cause of the blaze will be found out only after a proper inquiry. The victims were rushed to the nearby Cooper Hospital.

The official said that dead include five children.

"Our fire brigade team received a call at 6.15 am and we rushed three fire tenders, one water tanker and two ambulances to the spot," the official said.