20 June,2024 07:48 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
The officials from the disaster management cell and other civic authorities rushed to the spot following the accident. Pic/RDMC
A 33-year-old fireman was injured and two vehicles were damaged after a tree fell following heavy rains on Tuesday in Maharashtra's Thane city, civic officials told PTI.
The tree fell in Savarkar Nagar at 11.35 a.m. It crushed an auto-rickshaw and a car, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief, Yasin Tadvi, told PTI.
Tadvi said that both vehicles were unoccupied.
The regional disaster management cell team members and local fire personnel reportedly rushed to the spot for rescue and clearing work.
Amid the operation, a tree branch fell on fireman Uttam Patil, who suffered a minor leg injury that was locally treated, he told PTI.
The remaining part of the tree was reportedly cut and removed, the official told PTI.
Thane man dies of electrocution in rains
A 32-year-old man died of electrocution while attempting to place a plastic sheet on the balcony of his house amid rains in Maharashtra's Thane district, the police said on Tuesday, according to the PTI.
The incident occurred in a chawl in the Nizampura area on Monday afternoon, an official said.
The victim, Mohammad Salim Mohammad Ansari, was placing a plastic sheet on the iron net on his balcony, he said, according to the PTI.
Salim Ansari and his two-year-old daughter, who was holding onto him, suddenly clung to the net, the official said.
The man suffered a severe electric shock and died, while the child survived, he said.
The official said that the police sent the body for a post-mortem and registered an accidental death report.
A 15-year-old boy dies of electrocution in Chembur
A 15-year-old boy reportedly died due to electrocution while swimming in a well in the Chembur area of Mumbai, police officials said on Saturday, the ANI reported.
The incident took place in the Mahul village of Chembur.
According to the Mumbai Police, the boy was electrocuted due to an illegally installed motor in the well by a nearby hotel to draw out water. This unlawful setup led to the accident, resulting in the death of the young boy, as per the ANI.
A case of culpable homicide had been registered against the owners of the hotel, who were identified as Anant Mahulkar, Dayaram Mahulkar, and Hariram Mahulkar.
(with PTI and ANI inputs)
