A man fell from the 10th-floor flat in Surat and got stuck in the metal grill installed outside a window on the 8th floor in the Surat's Jahangirabad area on Thursday, prompting the fire department to launch a rescue operation.
The man slipped when he was sleeping on the window of his 10th-floor flat. However, he miraculously survived after getting stuck in the metal grill of the window.
Man Remained Suspended Upside Down For Hour
The victim, identified as 57-year-old Nitin Adiya, remained suspended upside down in agony for an hour before being rescued by the fire officials. The incident created chaos in the Times Galaxy building in Surat's Jahangirabad. A number of people gathered in the society and started filming the incident. Later, the video went viral on social media.
Adiya was sleeping near a window of his flat at Times Galaxy building in Surat's Jahangirabad area when he accidentally fell out, said the fire department officials.
His seemingly fatal fall was arrested after Adiya got stuck in the metal grill outside a window two floors below, they said. After receiving an emergency call around 8 am, fire officials from Jahangirpura, Palanpur, and Adajan rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.
In a coordinated rescue using ropes and belts from the 10th floor, the man was safely brought inside the front window of the 8th floor, they said. Officials said Adiya was immediately shifted to Gurukrupa Hospital in an ambulance after the rescue.
According to the fire department, the control room received a message at around 8 am about a man trapped on the 8th floor. Surat Fire Department Deputy Chief Fire Officer SD Dhobi said a team of the fire department rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation with the help of a hydraulic platform.
(With PTI inputs)