Archive · 29 Jul 2026
PCMC Suspends Fire Officer Over Moshi Garbage Collapse
A fire officer named Rushikant Chipade was suspended by the city of Pimpri‑Chinchwad after a pile of garbage fell on nine workers at a garbage depot in Moshi.
The collapse killed all nine people.
The city chief, Vijay Suryavanshi, said Chipade was careless and used his power wrongly by giving a certificate that said the building was safe, even though it wasn’t inspected.
The city will investigate what happened and how the officers acted.
Other engineers were also suspended for similar reasons.
PCMC suspended fire officer Rushikant Chipade after nine workers died in a Moshi garbage depot collapse.
The suspension was due to Chipade’s negligence and misuse of authority for issuing a no‑objection certificate without inspecting the site.
PCMC chief Vijay Suryavanshi also suspended Chief Engineer Sanjay Kulkarni and Executive Engineer Yogesh Alhat.
The incident involved a pile of garbage falling on nine contractual employees.
A departmental inquiry has been launched to investigate the collapse and the officers’ conduct.
- Who
- Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Vijay Suryavanshi and fire officer Rushikant Chipade
- What
- Suspension of the fire officer for negligence and misuse of authority after a garbage pile collapsed on nine workers
- When
- Earlier this month, with the suspension order issued on a Tuesday
- Where
- Moshi garbage depot in Pimpri-Chinchwad, India
- Why
- Failure to conduct a physical inspection before issuing a no‑objection certificate, allowing illegal construction
- Incident
- Moshi garbage depot collapse
- Victims
- 9 contractual employees
- Suspended officer
- Rushikant Chipade
- Municipal Commissioner
- Vijay Suryavanshi
- Inquiry
- Departmental inquiry initiated