Locals around Andheri's Dhake Colony area had a lucky escape on Tuesday, June 11. Even as two branches from the towering trees in the colony snapped and fell on the main road, no one was hurt as they fell just outside the colony. They were alerted to the sound of the branches snapping and could hence move out of the way. Two people though were caught in the foliage of the fallen branches. One was a postman and the other a house help. Both were extricated by shopkeepers nearby.

"These trees have roots inside the colony but bend outside," said Anand Shirali, chairman of the colony on JP Road. "These trees should have been trimmed two weeks ago. We already saw on Tuesday morning the branches of two trees snap. One was of a gulmohar tree, which first fell on a coconut tree, causing a branch from that tree to break and fall on the road. I did call the fire brigade but because no one was trapped, they told me to call the tree department, who came and cut the branches," he said. Shirali added, "This was a fortuitous escape for people. On May 22, a big branch of a eucalyptus tree within the colony snapped and was dangling. The fire brigade came, cut it and took it away."