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3 killed, many feared trapped after billboard falls in Mumbai

Source: PTI   -  Edited By: Hemant Waje
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Three people were killed and 54 injured on Monday when a huge iron hoarding collapsed on a petrol pump in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai amid rain and gusty wind, while several others are feared trapped, officials said.

IMAGE: A huge iron hoarding collapses on a petrol pump in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai. Photograph: X

The incident occurred at around 4.30 pm near Chheda Nagar Gymkhana, an official said.

 

Personnel of the fire brigade and police rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation, he said.

WATCH: A massive billboard falls on a petrol pump 

An NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) team has joined the rescue operation, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani.

Cranes and (gas) cutters have also reached the spot for rescue operation, he said.

"The injured persons were rushed to civic-run Rajawadi Hospital," the official said.

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