was surfing the net.
6 firefighters die in India, trapped in elevatorthe first thought that came to my mind was why in the first place they took the lift?
By RAJESH SHAH,Associated Press Writer - Sunday, October 18
MUMBAI, India – Six firefighters died early Sunday after they were trapped in a smoke-filled elevator while trying to reach a fire in a building in India's financial capital, an official said.
The firefighters were on their way to a burning 14th floor apartment in Mumbai and apparently died from asphyxiation due to smoke, a city fire brigade official said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to talk to reporters.
The elevator got stuck between two floors due to a mechanical failure, the official said, and efforts by other firefighters to rescue them failed.
The remaining firefighters put out the fire, the official said.
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Baby OK after train hits stroller in Australia
AP - Saturday, October 17
MELBOURNE, Australia – A 6-month-old baby has miraculously survived a train hitting his stroller, which rolled onto the tracks when his mother let go for an instant.
The escape was captured on security camera footage that shows the red, three-wheeled stroller plunging off a station platform just as the commuter train pulls in, and the mother's panicked lunge to grab it.
The train pushed the stroller about 130 feet (40 meters) along the tracks before it stopped, but it did not go under the train.
The baby, who was strapped into the stroller, received only a bump on the head.
Police said they released the video, which was captured last Thursday at a suburban station in the southern city of Melbourne, to underscore the need for people to be extra safety conscious when using the train system.
The dramatic footage led news bulletins across Australia and was shown internationally, and on YouTube.
Police have not identified the mother, who wished to remain anonymous, and say the incident was an accident.
"It's amazing how many people get too close to the tracks despite the dangers," Sgt. Michael Ferwerda told reporters. "We've had a lucky escape and it is a chance for commuters to heed warnings to be more careful."
The security footage shows the mother stopping on the platform with the stroller facing the tracks. She lets go of the stroller's handle without applying the brake, and appears to hitch her pants with both hands.
The stroller's front wheel drifts toward the track, and the stroller rolls toward the edge, flipping over as it hits the tracks. The mother spots it just before it pitches over the side, and lunges forward _ too late.
The train pulls into the station, and the mother clutches her face in apparent panic and devastation. As the train stops, onlookers rush forward. The whole incident took about seven seconds.
Paramedic Jon Wright said the baby received only minor injuries and was returned to his mother within a few minutes of the accident occurring.
"Apparently he needed a feed and a nap," Wright was quoted as saying by the Sun Herald newspaper. "Luckily he was strapped into his pram at the time, which probably saved his life. I think the child's extremely lucky,"
Connex, the privately owned train operator said the driver was being offered counseling for possible trauma caused by the incident.
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Mum stressed by video of baby surviving train crushsometimes, media can really be annoying.
AFP - Sunday, October 18
MELBOURNE (AFP) - – The mother of an Australian baby which miraculously survived a collision with a train is still recovering from the experience and becomes upset by footage of the accident, a report said Sunday.
The six-month-old boy, who has not been named, was strapped into a pram which rolled away from his mother and into the path of an oncoming train at Melbourne's Ashburton station on Thursday.
The train driver slammed on the brakes but was unable to avoid hitting the stroller which was pushed about 35 metres (yards) along the tracks before coming to a stop. The baby escaped with only a bump to the head.
The incident was captured by a surveillance camera and the video has been shown around the world, sparking the interest of US talkshow queen Oprah Winfrey whose producers have contacted Victoria Police to interview the mum.
The baby's father said his wife had seen the footage, which shows her slipping as she attempts to grab the pram as it rolls away and then almost getting hit by the train herself in a bid to save the baby.
"My wife has seen the footage, but every time she sees it she gets very upset," the 20-something man, who asked not to be identified, told Melbourne's Sunday Herald Sun.
"My wife is very stressed. We are all OK -- my wife and my baby are OK -- but we really just need some time to get over this."
Parademics said the fact that the baby was properly strapped into the pram at the time of the accident probably saved his life.
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