In a shocking incident, two security guards of a building in Agripada, Mumbai drowned after they got trapped in a lift due to flooding as heavy rainfall lashed the city on Wednesday.
The incident occurred around 8 am on Wednesday when both the guards went to the basement to restore the water supply of the building and got trapped in the flooded lift and died, police said.
The deceased were identified as Shehzad Memon (33) and Jamir Sohanan (32), who were employed at Nathani Residency building at Agripada in central Mumbai.
“When they entered the lift, the doors closed and, due to some malfunction, neither did the lift move nor did the doors open,” said Senior Inspector Savlaram Agawane of Agripada police station.
The guards also pressed the alarm button to call for help which alerted the residents, said the police.
“The residents went to the basement and tried opening the doors but they were chest deep in water, so they informed the fire brigade,” Agawane said.
“Fire brigade officials got to the roof of the lift by forcefully opening the door of the ground floor. They cut a portion of the roof and got them out,” Agawane said.
The two were rushed to Nair hospital where they were declared dead on arrival. Police have lodged an accidental death report and are investigating the matter.