05 July,2026 12:49 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Pic/Thane Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell
A tree fell on two houses in the Panchpakhadi area of Thane (West) on Sunday morning, causing severe damage to the roofs of both structures, officials from the Thane Municipal Corporation's Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) said.
According to officials, the incident was reported at around 9:00 am on July 5 at Yashodhan Niwas Society near Tekdi Bungalow in Panchpakhadi. No injuries were reported in the incident.
The fallen tree damaged two houses in the society. The affected houses were identified as room number 63, owned by Rajesh Gawade, and room number 64, owned by Sudam Salunkhe.
After receiving information about the incident, RDMC personnel reached the location with a pickup vehicle and a JCB machine. Fire brigade personnel also arrived at the spot with a fire vehicle to assist in the operation.
Officials said teams from the disaster management cell and fire brigade were carrying out work to cut and remove the fallen tree from the site.
Meanwhile, a portion of a first-floor gallery collapsed at the 45-year-old two-storey Tiwari Bhawan building at Kisan Nagar in the Wagle Estate area here on Saturday night, RDMC chief Yasin Tadvi said.
Two passersby, identified as Noori Islam Sheikh (65) and Suresh Thapa (36), sustained injuries. Sheikh, who suffered head and shoulder injuries, is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital, he said.
"Following the incident, the entire building was evacuated as a safety precaution due to the precarious state of the remaining gallery structure. A family residing in the terrace flat has been shifted to a temporary civic shelter at a TMC School," Tadvi said.
In another incident, a first-floor balcony slab collapsed at the five-storey Avighna Co-operative Housing Society in Shahbaz Village, Belapur, in Navi Mumbai township on Saturday night.
Following the incident, all 17 flats in the building were vacated, an official from the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) said.
Thane city recorded 184.66 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 am on Sunday. The cumulative rainfall for this season has reached 948.71 mm, compared to 959.81 mm last year.
