Updated On: 22 May, 2025 08:12 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
According to the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), the malfunction was reported around 12:50 AM by the Balkum Fire Station. A technical fault had caused the lift to stall on the third floor, trapping five individuals inside

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Five residents, including a two-year-old child, were safely rescued after being trapped in an elevator at a highrise residential building in Thane early Thursday morning.
The incident occurred at the 38-storey Vairat Building, part of the Vaikunth Pyramid Society in Balkum, Thane (West).