A fireman was injured and two vehicles were damaged on Thursday after a tree fell following heavy rains in Maharashtra's Thane city, civic officials said. Pics/RDMC
Updated On: 2024-06-20 06:22 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
A 33-year-old fire brigade official was injured in the incident, the officials said on Thursday
A huge tree fell in Savarkar Nagar at 11.35 am, an official said
The tree fall led to crushing an auto-rickshaw and a car, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said
Both the vehicles were unoccupied, he said
Local fire personnel and the regional disaster management cell team members rushed to the spot for rescue and clearing work
While the operation was on, a tree branch fell on fireman Uttam Patil, who suffered a minor leg injury which was locally treated, he said
The remaining part of the tree was cut and removed, the official said
