Mumbai: Labourer dies after fall from 20th floor at construction site in Malad

A 30yearold labourer died after falling from the 20th floor of an underconstruction building in Malad West the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said on WednesdayIncident reported a day laterAccording to the BMC the incident occurred at around 1010 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 914 pmFall linked to safety concernsPreliminary 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 conditionsVictim declared dead at hospitalThe injured worker was rushed to Trauma Care Hospital by local police where the attending medical officer declared him brought dead the BMC saidThe deceased has been identified as Manoj Ghurahu Gupta 30Probe underwayPolice are further investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident including compliance with safety norms at the site officials addedShivshahi bus catches fire near Thane railway station no casualtiesIn another incident all 17 occupants of a staterun Shivshahi bus had a narrow escape after it caught fire on an elevated deck near Thane railway station in Maharashtra on Thursday afternoon officials saidThe incident which occurred around 130 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 busesVideos 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 itYasin Tadvi chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation said the bus was heading to Vasai from Swargate in PuneThe bus caught fire on the SATIS bridge shortly after departing from the Thane railway station ST bus stand Tadvi saidThe driver said he saw smoke in the engine and raised an alarm following which all occupants rushed out of the vehicleAltogether 14 passengers an ST employee the driver and the conductor were inside the bus when the blaze erupted the driver told reportersAfter being alerted local fire personnel and other emergency teams rushed to the spotTraffic on the elevated deck was suspended for some time to secure the place the official said adding that the blaze was put out by 230 pm Tadvi saidThe 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 saidThe bus was completely charred and a probe was underway into the cause of the fire he added