Early on Wednesday, two security guards were killed in a flooded lift of Agripada, Mumbai.
They got trapped in a lift due to flooding in Mumbai as ceaseless rain has hit the city. Reportedly, they went down to the basement to restore the water supply of the residential society and that is when they got trapped.
The incident took place at around 8 am. The deceased were identified as Shehzad Memon (33) and Jamir Sohanan (32), employed at Nathani Residency building at Agripada in central Mumbai.
“When they entered the lift, the doors closed and, due to some malfunction, neither did the lift move nor did the doors open,” said Senior Inspector Savlaram Agawane of Agripada police station.
According to police, Memon stayed in Dongri with his family while Sohanan stayed at the security cabin of the building. They also said that the guards must have tried to open the lift manually but it did not work. They had pressed the alarm button which alerted the society.
Fire brigade officials rushed to the spot and cut a portion of the lift’s roof to pull them out. The two were immediately taken to Nair hospital but were declared dead on arrival.