Bhiwandi porter gets new lease of life on birthday

After spending 20 hours under the collapsed Bhiwandi building, Sunil Pisal, a porter, was rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday. Incidentally, Pisal turned 26 on Sunday. He was rushed to IGM Hospital for treatment

Bhiwandi: After spending 20 hours under the collapsed Bhiwandi building, Sunil Pisal, a porter, was rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday. Incidentally, Pisal turned 26 on Sunday. He was rushed to IGM Hospital for treatment.

Thane, India - April, 30, 2023: In the Bhiwandi accident, 25-year-old worker Sunil Pisal, who was stuck for 20 hours, was rescued in the morning ,in Thane, in Mumbai, India, on,Sunday, April, 30, 2023. ( Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

Pisal works with MRK Pvt Ltd and lives with his five-month-pregnant wife Akila Pisal and parents at Phule Nagar in Bhiwandi.

“I am grateful to the NDRF team who rescued me and gave me a new life. I left the house at about 10am for the workplace. I was in the building and working in a warehouse on the ground floor while Sudhakar Gavai was sleeping on the other side. I heard that Gavai is no more,” Pisal told HT.

Pisal was working on the ground floor when the building collapsed around 1 pm. “I faced a very dangerous and horrible situation for 20 hours under the debris. I was crying, screaming for help, but my voice could not reach outside, I was very thirsty,” Pisal said, recounting the horror.