Overview
- The incident was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade at 3:40 am on Link Road near Mega Mall Gate 2 in Goregaon West.
- Hospital officials said Salil Razak Gazi, 27, was declared dead on arrival, while Sahil Noor Islam, 30, received treatment and was discharged.
- Two gypsum-company labourers reportedly experienced breathing difficulty inside a drainage line about 25–30 feet deep and roughly six feet wide.
- Company personnel pulled one worker out with a rope before firefighters rescued the second and coordinated with police and ambulance crews.
- Authorities say toxic gases in a confined space are suspected, with the exact cause under investigation as the episode renews scrutiny of unsafe manual drain-cleaning practices.