A 30-year-old labourer died after falling from the 20th floor of an under-construction building in Malad (West), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Wednesday.
Incident reported a day later
According to the BMC, the incident occurred at around 10:10 pm on April 22 at Vedang Viveda building in Evershine Nagar. However, the civic body received information about the accident only on April 23 at 9:14 pm.
Fall linked to safety concerns
Preliminary information shared with the BMC by Bangur Nagar Police indicated that the worker fell from a height of 20 floors. Officials said the fall was reportedly linked to inadequate safety measures at the construction site, along with poor lighting conditions.
Victim declared dead at hospital
The injured worker was rushed to Trauma Care Hospital by local police, where the attending medical officer declared him brought dead, the BMC said.
The deceased has been identified as Manoj Ghurahu Gupta (30).
Probe underway
Police are further investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, including compliance with safety norms at the site, officials added.
`Shivshahi` bus catches fire near Thane railway station; no casualties
In another incident, all 17 occupants of a state-run Shivshahi bus had a narrow escape after it caught fire on an elevated deck near Thane railway station in Maharashtra on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
The incident, which occurred around 1.30 pm, led to chaos on the busy SATIS (Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme) bridge, which serves as a primary hub for Thane Municipal Transport (TMT) and state transport buses.
Videos surfaced on social media showing the Shivshahi AC bus, belonging to the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), engulfed in flames and thick black smoke billowing from it.
Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation, said the bus was heading to Vasai from Swargate in Pune.
“The bus caught fire on the SATIS bridge shortly after departing from the Thane railway station ST bus stand,” Tadvi said.
The driver said he saw smoke in the engine and raised an alarm, following which all occupants rushed out of the vehicle.
Altogether, 14 passengers, an ST employee, the driver and the conductor were inside the bus when the blaze erupted, the driver told reporters.
After being alerted, local fire personnel and other emergency teams rushed to the spot.
Traffic on the elevated deck was suspended for some time to secure the place, the official said, adding that the blaze was put out by 2.30 pm, Tadvi said.
“The diesel and oil from the bus had leaked and spread across the road. To prevent further accidents or skidding, our teams have spread soil over the affected stretch,” the official said.
The bus was completely charred, and a probe was underway into the cause of the fire, he added.
