Fourteen people were killed and 43 others have been injured after a billboard collapsed during a fierce storm in Mumbai yesterday. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced an assistance of 5 lakh rupees to the families of the deceased. Mr. Shinde said that instructions have been given to the administration to take appropriate measures to prevent such incidents from happening again.
Akashvani Correspondent reports that the incident occurred after a 100-foot-tall billboard was uprooted and fell on a petrol pump and nearby houses at the Cheddanagar Junction in the Ghatkopar area. The injured have been admitted to different hospitals in Mumbai. Some people are still trapped. Rescue operation is still going on. NDRF, Ambulances and other agencies have been pressed into service. A case of culpable homicide has been registered against those responsible for this accident.
