Updated On: 20 June, 2024 06:22 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
A fireman was injured and two vehicles were damaged on Thursday after a tree fell following heavy rains in Maharashtra`s Thane city, civic officials said. Pics/RDMC

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A 33-year-old fire brigade official was injured in the incident, the officials said on Thursday
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A huge tree fell in Savarkar Nagar at 11.35 am, an official said

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The tree fall led to crushing an auto-rickshaw and a car, Thane Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said
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Both the vehicles were unoccupied, he said

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Local fire personnel and the regional disaster management cell team members rushed to the spot for rescue and clearing work
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While the operation was on, a tree branch fell on fireman Uttam Patil, who suffered a minor leg injury which was locally treated, he said

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The remaining part of the tree was cut and removed, the official said
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