WATCH: Man falls from 19th floor to death while trying to escape fire at Mumbai highrise

In a chilling incident caught on camera, a 30-year-old security guard fell to death from the balcony of a flat located on the 19th floor of a 61-storey residential building in central Mumbai after a major fire broke out. The man has been identified as Arun Tiwari, a security guard from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.

In a video, which is going viral on social media, one can see that Arun holds on to a balcony ledge in a desperate attempt to save his life. Seconds later, he loses his grip and falls to his death. Later, he was taken to nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

“After the fire broke out, Arun Tiwari, a security guard, rushed to the 19th floor. Soon he realised he was trapped and, in order, to save himself he kept hanging from the balcony. He clung to the railing for several minutes before losing his grip and falling,” news agency PTI said

The fire broke out at flat number 1902 on the 19th floor of a residential building in South Mumbai’s Lower Parel area. The incident took place at the city’s luxury Avighna Park society.

12 firefighters were rushed to the spot after fire broke out around 11: 50 am. They managed to douse the fire around 2:30 pm. Municipal Commissioner Chahal, on the other hand, has ordered probe into the fire incident.