Pune, 2nd April 2026: Gusty winds and a sudden spell of heavy rain on Thursday afternoon led to widespread disruptions throughout town, triggering a surge in emergency calls to the hearth brigade division of the Pune Municipal Company.
Fireplace management room officers stated calls started pouring in round 2.30 pm, with a number of complaints of tree falls reported from areas together with Wanowrie, College Highway, Baner, Chavan Nagar, Aundh, Sinhagad Highway, Bibvewadi (Gangadham), Janata Vasahat, Kale Padal, Tarawade Vasti, Sasane Nagar, Tadiwala Highway, Koregaon Park, Maharshi Nagar, Dhankawadi, Katraj, Warje, Wadgaon Sheri and Pashan. Fireplace brigade groups had been deployed in any respect places.
Incidents of waterlogging had been additionally reported from Warje (Sahyadri Faculty), Raviwar Peth, Salisbury Park and Patil Plaza.
In a serious incident on Sinhagad Highway, a girl was trapped below a fallen tree close to Navshya Maruti temple. Fireplace brigade personnel rushed to the spot and, with the assistance of native residents, rescued the lady and shifted her to a hospital for remedy.
Officers stated that out of 82 tree fall complaints acquired thus far, 52 have been attended to, whereas work was ongoing at different places.
In one other incident at Kondhwe Dhawade’s Bhimnagar space, the steel sheet roofing of a terrace construction atop a residential constructing was blown off resulting from sturdy winds and fell onto the street. Fireplace personnel cleared the particles utilizing reducing tools and restored visitors motion. No accidents had been reported on this incident.
General, between 2.30 pm and 6 pm, the hearth management room recorded 82 tree fall incidents, six circumstances of waterlogging, and one wall collapse. A number of two-wheelers and four-wheelers had been broken resulting from falling timber and particles.
Your complete fireplace brigade equipment has been activated below the management of chief fireplace officer Devendra Potphode. Round 20 fireplace tenders, two rescue vans and almost 100 personnel have been deployed to deal with the state of affairs, officers stated.
