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Mumbai: Fire heroes saved pilots trapped after aeroplane skidded
Updated On: 16 September, 2023 08:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
Marol Fire Brigade’s heroic efforts rescue airmen from jet mishap, pilots in stable shape
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ADFO S K Sawant; Station Officer S B Shirsat, DFO P G Dudhal and Deputy Chief Fire Officer H R Shetty
A timely rescue operation conducted by the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) guiding the Marol Fire Brigade on Thursday saved the lives of two pilots who were trapped inside a private jet that had skidded at Mumbai’s domestic airport. “I have never witnessed such an incident in my entire career. This is the first time an accident of this magnitude has occurred,” said Deputy Chief Fire Officer H R Shetty.
Providing a detailed account of the incident, he said, “We received a distress call at 5.07 pm, and our team immediately rushed to the scene. The passengers had been rescued and our primary task was to rescue the two pilots Captain Sunil Bhat, 23, and Captain Neil Diwan, 21, who were trapped inside the cockpit.” According to the officers involved, both pilots were confined to the cockpit as all the doors were jammed. Subsequently, they cut into the plane’s body near the pilot’s door to rescue one pilot, while the other was rescued by adjusting the seat and cutting the seatbelt.
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