Mumbai hoarding crash toll mounts to 14, 43 injured


Mumbai, May 14 (IANS): The overnight death in the Mumbai hoarding crash climbed to 14, with four more persons succumbing to their injuries in hospital, the BMC Disaster Control said here on Tuesday.

Besides, another 43 were injured, including some who were critical, while more than 30 injured victims were discharged after treatment.

After a sudden duststorm accompanied by strong winds and followed by rains wreaked havoc in the city on Monday noon.

A gigantic advertising hoarding erected by a private party was uprooted and collapsed onto several homes, and a petrol pump in Pant Magar around 4:15 p.m., injuring and trapping scores.

Till late Monday night, the Mumbai Fire Brigade, MDRF, and MMRDA teams managed to rescue more than 60 people trapped under the debris of the crashed hoarding.

Besides, in another tragedy, a multi-storeyed vertical steel parking lot crashed near Shreeji Towers in Wadala crushing a dozen vehicles.

At least two more persons were killed in other duststorm-related tragedies that disrupted road traffic and hit airport operations for 66 minutes.

Taking serious cognisance, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ordered the BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and Mumbai Police to conduct a thorough investigation into the tragedy.

"I have also ordered the BMC authorities to carry out a special audit of all the hoardings in Mumbai and remove all the illegal ones from the city," Shinde told media persons while announcing an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of all the deceased.

 

  

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  • Daniel, Mangalore

    Tue, May 14 2024

    RIP and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured. It Looks like wakeup call or trailer and Throughout the world these types of disaster happen next two years to bring back humanity to senses and seek more mercy prayers with God and assertion of total Divine control, it is not surprising.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai-Mangalore

    Tue, May 14 2024

    Hoardings should be compulsorily banned inside city limits; and those who put up these hoardings should be asked to give a legal undertaking to compensate for the losses occurring in case of any eventuality like this; this would deter TDH chaps to go in for these hoardings!!

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  • real kujuma, kodial

    Tue, May 14 2024

    in third world countries these kind of disasters are common as corruption is rampant and safety takes backseat...

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Tue, May 14 2024

    Height of corruption were we have a double engine government. BMC is also by the double engine government, now time to pass the buck.

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  • Chetan. S, Mangalore India

    Tue, May 14 2024

    The Entrance and Exit of Mangalore Airport is suurounded by dangerous Hordings. Beware and be Careful.

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