The stampede at Elphinstone Road station resulted in a series of measures being announced. File pic

This year might just get the title of the 'year of serious disasters' - on an average, 12 lives have been lost every month. Sure, this is the last thing you want to read when you are all set to ring in the New Year, but it had to be written, especially in the light of Friday's fire. As per figures taken from BMC's disaster management cell, 133 lives have been lost in various disasters in 2017.