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Two Dead, Four Injured in Lalbaug Electrocution Incident
An electrocution incident happened near a Ganapati festival pandal in Mumbai.
It took place early Sunday morning in the Lalbaug area.
Many people were nearby because of the festival crowds.
Two people died, including an eight-year-old girl.
Four other people were being treated at Masina Hospital.
A woman at another hospital also died from her injuries.
Emergency workers, police and civic officials went to the scene.
Officials had not yet released the woman’s identity or explained further details about the incident.
Two people, including an eight-year-old girl, died in an electrocution incident near a Ganapati pandal in Mumbai’s Lalbaug area.
The incident occurred around 2:20 a.m. Sunday on Dattaram Lad Marg in Kalachowki, amid large Ganapati festival crowds.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade was alerted at 2:42 a.m., and fire, police, BEST and civic personnel responded.
Raghni Ghanshyam Yadav, 8, was declared dead at Masina Hospital; four other people were receiving treatment there.
A woman treated at Global Hospital in Parel later died; her identity was not immediately released, while reports said five injured people had initially been taken to Masina Hospital.
- Who
- Two people died, including eight-year-old Raghni Ghanshyam Yadav; several others were injured.
- What
- An electrocution incident near a Ganapati pandal left two people dead and four injured, according to the report.
- Where
- Near the Kalachowki Vibhag Sarvajanik Ustav Mandal on Dattaram Lad Marg in Kalachowki, Mumbai’s Lalbaug area.
- When
- Around 2:20 a.m. early Sunday; authorities were alerted at 2:42 a.m.
- Why
- The articles do not establish what caused the electrocution; the incident occurred amid large crowds attending the Ganapati festival.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Two reported, including an eight-year-old girl and an unidentified woman.
- Reported injuries
- Four injured people were reported in the headline; five people were initially taken to Masina Hospital, according to officials.
- Incident time
- Approximately 2:20 a.m. Sunday.
- Emergency alert
- The Mumbai Fire Brigade received the report at 2:42 a.m.
- Hospitals
- Masina Hospital in Byculla and Global Hospital in Parel received victims.
- Response agencies
- The Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, BEST and civic ward office personnel responded.
- Festival setting
- The incident occurred near a Ganapati pandal during the ongoing Ganapati festival.
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