Thane: Children drown in pond in Bhiwandi

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Two minor children drowned after they went for a swim in a pond in Thane district's Bhiwandi town.

According to the official, the incident took place on Sunday afternoon.

As per the information shared by the civic official, a 12-year-old girl and a seven-year-old boy, both residents of Bhiwandi, ventured into the pond at Damangaon along with other children after having lunch.

An official at the police control room further stated, "As the two started drowning, the other children who were around raised an alarm."

"Some passers-by pulled the two children out of the pond. They were rushed to a hospital where doctors declared them brought dead," the civic official said.

The bodies of both the children were sent to a government hospital for postmortem.

"A case of accidental death has been registered," the police added.

Meanwhile, in Thane, three persons had a narrow escape when a car they were travelling in caught fire.

The car was completely damaged in the incident which took place late Sunday night, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

At 11.47 pm, when the car was passing through Shilphata-Mahape road, the driver noticed smoke coming out and immediately halted the vehicle.

The driver alighted and asked two other male occupants of the car to also get down.

The car burst into flames minutes after the three persons got out of the vehicle, the official said.

"After being alerted, local firemen and the disaster management cell team rushed to the spot and put out the blaze in about 15 minutes," he said.

No person was injured in the incident.

(with inputs from PTI)