A Pimpri-Chinchwad fire brigade official died while trying to rescue civilians who had fallen into a 20-foot deep ditch in Dapodi on Sunday.
A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed at the spot for the rescue operations. The firemen had come to the spot to rescue civilians who fell into the ditch on Sunday evening. According to NDRF officials, two fire brigade officials, Saroj Kunde and Nikhil Ghorpade were rescued and the body of Vishal Jadhav was retrieved from the sink.
The rescued civilians were identified as Sitaram Survase, 20, and Ishwar Sarge, 19, whereas the civilian feared stuck in the pit has been identified as Nagesh Jamadar, 22. The two people who were rescued sustained injuries and were moved to a nearby hospital.
The incident happened in Dapodi, where work for a waterline is underway near a water tank, where the civilian, who fell into the hole, was sitting.
As the boy fell into the pit, locals called for the firemen to conduct the rescue operation. However, after reaching the end of the pit, the firemen got stuck in the ditch as well.
“One team under the command of Inspector B Mahesh and under supervision of deputy commandant Mahesh Nalawade is deployed for the rescue operation at Dapodi. Team left unit headquarters at 1920 hours. Team is equipped with life detection equipment and dogs,” said an NDRF official.
“Jadhav’s body has been moved to the Aundh hospital for post-mortem. His death will be recorded at the Bhosari police station,” said senior police inspector Shankar Awtade of Bhosari police station. Jadhav was from Satara and was working with Pimpri-Chinchwad fire brigade.
{{/usCountry}}“Jadhav’s body has been moved to the Aundh hospital for post-mortem. His death will be recorded at the Bhosari police station,” said senior police inspector Shankar Awtade of Bhosari police station. Jadhav was from Satara and was working with Pimpri-Chinchwad fire brigade.
{{/usCountry}}“Our earlier brief was that 4-5 people were stuck, but some have been rescued,” said Nalawade.
The local police along with Pune city fire brigade officials were involved in the rescue operation along with the NDRF. Around 10 fire brigades and an NDRF team are on the spot and rescue operations are underway.