Incidents in Maharashtra (1944–2026)
Maharashtra has 23 case studies on HowToSurvive.in: 14 fires, 8 road crashes, 1 building collapse. Together they record 855 deaths and 91 injured (figures as reported in each case study; some cases do not state a toll). The newest is Kanjurmarg Relay Room Fire Disrupts Mumbai Local Trains (26 Oct 2026). The deadliest is The Bombay Port Fire of April 14, 1944 (800 deaths, 14 Apr 1944).
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- Kanjurmarg Relay Room Fire Disrupts Mumbai Local TrainsKanjurmarg railway station, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 26 Oct 20260 dead · 0 injured
- Bhuleshwar Jewellery Building Fire, Mumbai: About 32 Got Out, No Injuries; Short Circuit Suspected as BEST Plans Old-Cable ReplacementKaka Kua building, Third Bhoiwada, Bhuleshwar, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 22 Oct 20260 dead · 0 injured
- Mumbai Kurla Kohinoor HDIL Tower Duct Fire: Nine Hurt by Smoke in 13-Storey Building, All StableKohinoor HDIL tower, Kurla West, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 20 Oct 20260 dead · 9 injured
- Saki Naka Scrap Godown Fire, Mumbai: Two Bodies Found, Four Injured, One Later Reported Dead; Cause Under InvestigationKhairani Road, Saki Naka, Andheri East, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 20 Oct 20263 dead · 3 injured
- Beed Road Accident: Five Killed as Car Swerves to Avoid Potholes and Hits MSRTC Bus on Khamgaon-Pandharpur Highway; Contractor Booked, Cause Under InvestigationKhamgaon-Pandharpur National Highway near Shindewadi Phata, Majalgaon tehsil, Beed district, Maharashtra · 18 Oct 20265 dead · 1 injured
- Nalasopara Imperial Heights High-Rise Fire: Two Deaths Reported; Cause Under InvestigationImperial Heights, Nalasopara-Vasai Link Road, Achole, Palghar district, Maharashtra · 14 Oct 20262 dead · 6 injured
- Hingoli Firecracker-Storage Fire: Death Toll Reported at Four; Investigation ContinuesMarwadi Galli, Kapda Bazar, Hingoli, Maharashtra · 5 Oct 20264 dead · 12 injured
- 12 BEST buses destroyed in fire at Mumbai’s Anik depotAnik bus depot, Sion East, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 5 Oct 20260 dead · 0 injured
- Gondia–Goregaon motorcycle collision: three reported deaths, one rider’s later condition unknownGondia-Goregaon road between Hirdamali and Miltoli, Gondia district, Maharashtra · 30 Sep 20263 dead · 1 injured
- Khar West crash: BMC employee dies after car hits two two-wheelers; police investigation continuesC D Road-16th Road junction, Khar West, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 28 Sep 20261 dead · 2 injured
- Belapur bus pile-up: injuries reported as brake failure is investigatedSion-Panvel highway near Belapur flyover, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra · 27 Sep 20265 injured
- Mumbai Coastal Road crash: three deaths and the questions a video cannot answerMumbai Coastal Road near Lotus Jetty, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 20 Sep 20263 dead · 1 injured
- Atgaon highway crash: a changing toll and an unresolved causeMumbai-Nashik highway near Atgaon, Shahapur, Thane district, Maharashtra · 16 Sep 20265 dead · 6 injured
- Mumbai Port Crane Fire: A 140-Tonne Tandem Lift Shifted — Two Operators InjuredBPS Berth, Indira Dock, Mumbai Port, Maharashtra · 30 Aug 20260 dead · 2 injured
- Bhuleshwar Ganpati Idol Collapse: Two Lives Lost — When a Celebration’s Heavy Structure Becomes a Falling HazardJay Ambe Chowk, Bhuleshwar, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 22 Aug 20262 dead · 5 injured
- Chincholi MIDC Solapur Chemical Fire: Welding Sparks, Stored Solvents and a Late Call to the Fire BrigadeL & G Tulja Associates, Chincholi MIDC, Solapur district, Maharashtra · 3 Oct 20250 dead
- Bhiwandi Paper Factory Fire, October 2025: What Happened and What Factories Can LearnBhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra · 1 Oct 20250 dead · 0 injured
- Undri High-Rise Fire: A Teen’s Death, a Shut Door, and a Society That Fought Flames TogetherMarvel Ideal Society, Undri, Pune, Maharashtra · 26 Sep 20251 dead · 8 injured
- Mumbai Airport Runway Near Miss, June 2024: What Went WrongChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 8 Jun 20240 dead · 0 injured
- Pune Porsche Crash: What Happened in Kalyani Nagar and Where the Case StandsKalyani Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra · 19 May 20242 dead
- Bhandara Hospital SNCU Fire: Ten Newborns Killed, Seven RescuedDistrict General Hospital, Bhandara, Maharashtra · 9 Jan 202110 dead
- Kamala Mills Compound Fire (2017): A Case Study in Fire Safety and Urban PlanningKamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 29 Dec 201714 dead · 30 injured
- The Bombay Port Fire of April 14, 1944Victoria Dock, Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra · 14 Apr 1944800 dead