147 hurt while attempting physical test for jobs with Mumbai fire dept

First India Bureau

Mumbai: Their search for employment in the Mumbai Fire Brigade has left 147 candidates injured, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a release.

While 142 received minor injuries, five aspirants had to be hospitalized for broken bones sustained during physical tests held as part of the ongoing recruitment drive. Most of these injuries occurred when the candidates were jumping off a 19-foot-high platform onto a safety sheet held by trained firemen, it added.

With the Mumbai Fire Brigade attempting to fill 910 vacant fireman positions, 7,532 candidates have undergone physical tests at a

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ground in suburban Dahisar since January 13.

“Out of these, 147 candidates have sustained various injuries.

All the injured were

Most candidates sustained injuries while jumping off a 19-ft platform onto a safety sheet held by trained firemen taken to municipal hospitals in ambulances immediately,” the release said.

Barring five candidates who were hospitalized due to fractures, all others were provided medical treatment and allowed to go home, the BMC said, adding all safety precautions were being followed during the recruitment process.