No of blasts 8, 104 feared dead in Mumbai blasts
According to a news channel there were 8 blasts across the city while police put the death toll at 104.
By INDIATIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES |
NEW DELHI: More than 100 people are feared dead and 300 injured in the series of 7 blasts that have rocked Mumbai this evening. Mumbai Police put the death toll at 104.
According to a news channel number of blasts is 8. The first blast occurred in a first-class compartment of a local train near Khar station at 6.25 PM. It was followed by blasts at Bandra, Jogeshwari, Mahim, Matunga, Santa Cruz, Borivili and Bhayendar railway stations.
The injured are being treated at VN Desai Hospital(Phone no: 022-24130051), KEM Hospital and Sion Hospital (022-24090002) Cooper Hospital, SL Raheja Hospital (022-24467569), Hinduja Hospital (022-24451515), Lilavati Hospital(022-26438231) and Bhabha Hospital(022-26422775).
Helpline for the Western Raiways are:022-22005388/23004000. Western Railways inqury no is:022-3061763
Compensation of Rs 1 lakh for the next of kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 has been announced by the Maharashtra govt.
All local trains have been stopped in the Western railway region and BEST is plying special bus services in the Western region for the commuter's convenience.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reviewed the security situation in the aftermath of blasts in Mumbai and Srinagar after which he expressed the government's resolve to "fight and defeat the evil designs of terrorists". He appealed to the people to maintain calm in the face of terror attacks in Mumbai and Srinagar after an emergency meeting at his residence with Home Minister Shivraj Patil and other.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad will leave for Mumbai tonight for an on-the-spot review of the situation in the wake of the serial blasts.
The decision was announced by Patil after an hour-long emergency meeting convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his Race Course Road residence here.
Reports said the blast blew the train compartment to pieces and several passengers were seen jumping out. By 7 p.m. there were reports of five more blasts all targeting local trains.
Televison reports said eight people had died while scores were seriously injured.
Mumbai was stunned before the panic set in. There was chaos and crush as people rushed to safety. Many were seen lying on the rail tracks.
Eyewitnesses said rain was hampering rescue work as the injured were carried to hospital.
Around 12 to 15 people injured at Santa Cruz station were taken to the nearby V N Desai hospital and another 20 were admitted to the KEM Hospital in Parel.
As people tried to reach their own, local phone lines were jammed and communication within the city and from outside became impossible. All trains on the Western line route have been suspended.
Police cordoned off all railway stations on the line and strict checking was carried out at the Central and Harbour sections of local trains services.
The blasts brought live fading memories of the BEST blasts of 2003. Reports said the city once again sprang to the rescue of its people, while official help was tardy.
Meanwhile, Delhi was put on high alert after the serial blasts in Srinagar and Mumbai through the day.
The Centre went into a huddle, with the Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil rushing to meet Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
According to a news channel number of blasts is 8. The first blast occurred in a first-class compartment of a local train near Khar station at 6.25 PM. It was followed by blasts at Bandra, Jogeshwari, Mahim, Matunga, Santa Cruz, Borivili and Bhayendar railway stations.
The injured are being treated at VN Desai Hospital(Phone no: 022-24130051), KEM Hospital and Sion Hospital (022-24090002) Cooper Hospital, SL Raheja Hospital (022-24467569), Hinduja Hospital (022-24451515), Lilavati Hospital(022-26438231) and Bhabha Hospital(022-26422775).
Helpline for the Western Raiways are:022-22005388/23004000. Western Railways inqury no is:022-3061763
Compensation of Rs 1 lakh for the next of kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 has been announced by the Maharashtra govt.
All local trains have been stopped in the Western railway region and BEST is plying special bus services in the Western region for the commuter's convenience.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reviewed the security situation in the aftermath of blasts in Mumbai and Srinagar after which he expressed the government's resolve to "fight and defeat the evil designs of terrorists". He appealed to the people to maintain calm in the face of terror attacks in Mumbai and Srinagar after an emergency meeting at his residence with Home Minister Shivraj Patil and other.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad will leave for Mumbai tonight for an on-the-spot review of the situation in the wake of the serial blasts.
The decision was announced by Patil after an hour-long emergency meeting convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his Race Course Road residence here.
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The target was Mumbai's life-line -- its local train services -- timed to catch the evening rush. The first blast occurred in a first-class compartment of a local train near Khar station at 6.25 p.m. Reports said the blast blew the train compartment to pieces and several passengers were seen jumping out. By 7 p.m. there were reports of five more blasts all targeting local trains.
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The other blasts occurred at Matunga, Santa Cruz, Jogeshwari, Borivili and Bhayendar railway stations. All explosions were reported to have taken place in first class compartments of trains at a time when a large chunk of the commercial capital is returning home from office. Televison reports said eight people had died while scores were seriously injured.
Mumbai was stunned before the panic set in. There was chaos and crush as people rushed to safety. Many were seen lying on the rail tracks.
Eyewitnesses said rain was hampering rescue work as the injured were carried to hospital.
Around 12 to 15 people injured at Santa Cruz station were taken to the nearby V N Desai hospital and another 20 were admitted to the KEM Hospital in Parel.
As people tried to reach their own, local phone lines were jammed and communication within the city and from outside became impossible. All trains on the Western line route have been suspended.
Police cordoned off all railway stations on the line and strict checking was carried out at the Central and Harbour sections of local trains services.
The blasts brought live fading memories of the BEST blasts of 2003. Reports said the city once again sprang to the rescue of its people, while official help was tardy.
Meanwhile, Delhi was put on high alert after the serial blasts in Srinagar and Mumbai through the day.
The Centre went into a huddle, with the Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil rushing to meet Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
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