In a move to facilitate participants attending the 12th edition of the Vasai-Virar Marathon, Western Railway has announced that it will run two additional special slow local trains from Churchgate to Virar on Sunday, December 8, 2024. These special trains will operate in the early morning hours to ensure that participants reach the marathon venue on time.

The Vasai-Virar Marathon, scheduled to take place on December 8, 2024, has various race categories. The event is expected to attract a large number of participants, and the special trains will provide them with a convenient mode of transportation to the venue.

Timetable of special trains

A 32-year-old woman and her 12-year-old son, residents of Thakkar Bappa Colony in Kurla (East), died in a road accident in Kurla East on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Kavita Singadia and her son, Praveen Singadia. Nehru Nagar police have arrested the dumper driver, Rizwanur Rehman Fazlur Rehman (32), and initiated further investigation.

According to the FIR, Kavita’s husband, Kaluram Singadia, 59, stated that Praveen was a student at Kedar Nath English School. Kavita would routinely drop him off and pick him up on her Activa scooter. On Wednesday, at 6.45 am, as usual, she went to drop him at school. However, when she did not return for a long time, Kaluram called her mobile phone. Nehru Nagar police answered the call and informed the family about the accident.

The accident occurred at 7 am in front of Mahesh Hotel on S.G. Barve Marg, Nehru Nagar, Kurla (East). The dumper, speeding at high velocity, rammed into the scooter from behind, causing both Kavita and Praveen to fall and sustain severe injuries all over body. Bystanders transported them to Rajawadi Hospital, but doctors declared Kavita dead at 7.21 am, while Praveen succumbed to his injuries at 8.30 am. Kaluram, who runs a sandal-making business, is now left devastated by the loss.

Following the incident, the accused driver was apprehended. Rehman, a resident of Chembur, has been booked under sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash driving) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Mumbai: A massive fire erupted in a 22- storeyed residential building, Ansari Heights, in the congested area of Nishan Pada, Dongri, in south Mumbai, on Wednesday. The blaze started at around 1 pm and the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) declared a Level 3 (major) fire by 2 pm. Three people, including two residents and a woman firefighter, suffered burn injuries in the incident.

The fire was confined to the 10th, 13th, and 18th floors, the statement from the disaster management cell of the BMC said. Nine fire engines, seven jumbo tankers, three quick response vehicles, an ambulance, and staff from the BMC and Mumbai police were rushed to the spot. The fire was doused by 4.55 pm.

Statement Of Chief Fire Officer Ravindra Ambulgekar

“The cause is being investigated. Several residents ran down the stairs after the blaze broke out. Around 35 residents who ran to the terrace were rescued by firemen,” Chief Fire Officer Ravindra Ambulgekar said. The people who witnessed the incident said that more than 100 residents ran down the stairs, while many climbed to the terrace to save their lives.

A Local Speaks On The Incident

Azhar Khan, a resident of Nishan Pada and former resident of Ansari Heights, said, “We heard at least four to five-cylinder blasts. The fire started in a flat on the 15th floor after an AC caught fire due to a short circuit. In no time the blaze spread between the 12th and 18th floors. As the lanes in Nishan Pada in Dongri are very narrow, the fire department faced difficulty in carrying out the rescue operations.”

Khan added, “The building does not have a mandatory refuge area. The lane is congested and no parking space or any open space is available near the building.”

The injured persons have been identified as Nasir Ansari, 49, and Samin Ansari, 44. The female firefighter, Anjali Jamdade, 35, was also injured. All three injured are in a stable condition.