Residents of Tilak Nagar in Dadar East were jolted awake shortly after midnight on Wednesday after a large tree collapsed outside Madhavi Niwas during heavy overnight rain. The tree narrowly missed the residential building, with only a branch damaging parked vehicles. No injuries were reported. Civic first responders reached the spot after residents alerted the BMC Disaster Management helpline and cleared the fallen tree by around 1.45 am.

At a glance

Location: Road No. 1, Tilak Nagar, Dadar East
Time: Around midnight, Wednesday
Cause: Heavy overnight rain
Casualties: None
Damage: Branches hit parked vehicles
Debris cleared: By 1.45 am