The fire-affected residents were rushed to a trauma centre at Jogeshwari and the civic-run Cooper Hospital at Juhu, the official said.
Of them, doctors declared sevenincluding two minors.
The others are being treated at both the facilities, a civic official said.
It took nearly four hours for the fire brigade to extinguish the fire.
More than eight fire engines and other firefighting equipment were used in the operation, a civic official said.
«A total of 46 people are reported injured in the fire that broke out at the G+5 building in Goregaon, Mumbai. Of them, 7 succumbed to their burns,» Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a social media post on X said: «Pained to know about loss of lives in the fire incident at #Goregaon, Mumbai.
We are in touch with BMC & Mumbai Police officials & all the assistance is being provided. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and wishing speedy recovery to the injured ones.»
Details from other private hospitals where the injured were taken are awaited.