Four dead after inhaling suspected poisonous gas in well in MP

Four persons including a man and his nephew died after the suspected inhalation of a poisonous gas in a well in Katni in Madhya Pradesh reported PTI citing an official on FridayAs per the PTI report the incident occurred on Thursday evening in JuhlaJuhli village the official saidOne of the victims Ram Bhaiya Dube 36 who had entered the well to fit a water pump suddenly fell unconscious Following this his nephew also entered the water body said the reportAfter the duo failed to resurface Rajesh Kushwaha 30 a labourer and Pintoo Kushwaha first disconnected the power supply to the well and entered it but fell unconscious similarly the official said reported PTIAccording to the PTI report a person at the scene alerted villagers and the police were subsequently informed Senior officials including collector Dilip Yadav and Superintendent of Police Abhijeet Ranjan reached the spotThe bodies were retrieved in the wee hours of Friday the official saidA team of mine experts was called in from Umaria district According to mine experts three types of poisonous gases were emanating from the well reported PTI citing the officialMumbai Fire breaks out in Borivali highrise building 1 dead 3 injuredA 70yearold man died and three persons were injured in a fire that broke out on Thursday in a high rise in Mumbais Borivali area on Thursday said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMCAccording to the civic body the blaze started in the 22storey Kanakia Samarpan Tower close to Magathane metro rail station at 1237 pm and was doused at 102 pm in an operation helmed by personnel of the Fire Brigade police and the local BMC ward while ambulances from the 108 service were kept on stand byThe fire was confined to electric wiring and cables in the electric duct between the first and 6th floor Four people were rushed to a private hospital due to suffocation caused by the fire and fumes in the Borivali highrise building the civic body saidAn elderly resident died and three others have been undergoing treatment due to suffocation from the smoke in the Borivali highrise building according to the civic bodyThose who were admitted to the Apex Hospital in Borivali after suffering from suffocation have been identified as Ranjana Rajput 59 Shivni Rajput 26 and Shobha Savle 70 Mahendra Shah 70 was declared brought dead to the hospitalIn another incident four people including a senior citizen suffered from suffocation due to smoke inhalation after a fire erupted in a 20storey residential building in suburban Mumbai on Wednesday morning civic officials saidThe blaze was reported at around 9 am in the building E High Tower on SV Road in the western suburb of Jogeshwari It was confined to electric cables from 15th to 20th floor of the highrise an official saidTwo fire engines and other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot on receiving a call and the blaze was doused within two hours he saidThe cause of the fire was not yet knownFour people including a 71yearold man suffered from suffocation after smoke engulfed the affected floors and they were immediately rushed to SBS Hospital and KJ Care Hospital in the area said the officialThe elderly man was discharged after treatment while the other three were still under medical care and their condition was stated to be stable he added