... there was a fire that broke out in the "Bombay House" in Mumbai yesterday ... till the last news came 3 people (out of 4 who were trapped) had died inside and one person was hospitalised... the fire strated in the basement canteen due to a short circuit in the airconditioner while the complete picture may emerge after the investigations, the prima-facie it appears to be the outcome of another careless attitude of the humans towards the work/living environment...
... usually at such moments it is easier to take the 'i am holier than thou' approach ... but then, it wud be better & better for all of us to take cognizance of our behavior and attitude towards ourselves and humans surrounding us and then work upon it to make this world a safer place to inhabit...
... it was a usual work day... and i had returned from the lunch, opened the web browser to catchup on the day and with Google news in fornt of me i saw "Fire in a Mumbai Building" ... and just when this news was on my screen i saw few colleagues whispering around "...Bombay House mein?..." ... and my fear was bang-on... the fire was in our corporate office...
... and in next few seconds i could think of at least one colleague who probably works there... and apart from the Knome and couple of emails we haven't interacted much... "...the building was evacuated by 11:30..." said the news and i knew she should be all right and still i couldn't just let go... i found her contact information in our corporate email... dropped her a message immediately... and positive reply came in after few moments...
... i guess there are nasty surprises all around the corners of this long winding road of life, wouldn't it be a better thing to continue with the positive outcomes?...
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