Mumbai: A massive fire broke out in Mumbai’s Marine Lines on Saturday. The blaze rupted on the top floor of a residential building, Marine Chambers. The building is located near Gol Masjid.

The fire broke out at around 12.30 pm on Saturday. After receiving information, several fire tenders reached the spot. Senior officials also rushed to the place where the blaze erupted.

Visuals of the fire also surfaced online. In the video, an envelope of black smoke could seen billowing out of the building. This led to panic among the locals.

A firefighting operation is currently underway.

The reason for the blaze is not yet known. There are no reports of any injuries.

Burhanpur (MP): Twenty students were injured on Wednesday morning when their speeding school bus overturned near a riverbank in Nepanagar town of Madhya Pradesh, the police said.

About The Accident

The accident took place around 7.30 am near the Dharni river as the bus, apparently being driven at a very high speed, veered off the road and overturned, Nepanagar sub-divisional officer of police Nirbhay Singh Alwa told media from the spot.

Four of the students sustained hand or leg fractures and injuries to the head, he said, adding that the injured students were admitted to nearby government and private hospitals.

Some of the students told officials that they had asked the driver to slow down but he did not pay heed, Alwa said.

The incident took place 45 km from Burhanpur and more than 300 km from state capital Bhopal.

The bus was on its way to the Senior Secondary School at Nepanagar, a town famous for paper mills.

A case of rash and negligent driving was registered against the driver who fled from the spot, and the police were searching for him, the official said.

Badlapur: A 59-year-old woman lost her life after being hit by a speeding car near the Panvelkar Bhoomi Complex in Kharwai, Badlapur, on Monday morning. The victim, Mathura Rama Irle, was a resident of Kharwai and had stepped out for her routine morning walk. She was walking along the left-side lane towards Badlapur station when the fatal accident occurred around 5:30 am near a petrol pump.

According to eyewitnesses and CCTV footage from the area, the driver of the vehicle lost control and crashed into Mathura with great force. The impact was so severe that she was thrown several feet and died on the spot. A CCTV footage shared on the internet by Marathi news portal shows the exact moments when the speeding car hit the elderly woman and the driver fled away, leaving her to die.

Accused Driver Arrested

Following the tragic incident, Mathura’s son, Navnath Irle, 32, filed a complaint against the driver. Based on this complaint, the Badlapur East police booked the driver, identified as 35-year-old Mayur Subhash ambavne, under culpable homicide not amounting to murder. ambavne, a resident of Badlapur East, was arrested soon after the accident.

A police spokesperson stated that an investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the accident. Authorities are also checking whether ambavne was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. “We are awaiting test results to confirm if intoxication played a role. Further investigations are ongoing,” the official added.

Residents Raise Issue Of Accidents

Several locals have pointed out that despite past accidents, there has been little enforcement of traffic regulations to curb such incidents. Some have also demanded that authorities take stricter measures against drunk driving and introduce better speed control mechanisms.

Pundalik Narvekar, a resident, raised concerns of the rising number of accidents in the area in the wee hours. “Drivers attempt speeding on these roads as there is less traffic in wee hours. However, such acts turn tragic for pedestrians when they are caught in crashes like these,” said Narvekar.