THANE: Two people, including a fireman, were injured in separate rain-related incidents as Thane witnessed the heaviest spell of the 2026 monsoon, recording 208 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8. 30am on July 6.Municipal commissioner Saurabh Rao instructed all concerned departments to remain on constant alert and take immediate preventive measures in areas prone to waterlogging.“The Corporation is continuously monitoring every rain-related situation, and all departments have been instructed to remain on high alert. We are appealing citizens to avoid stepping out unless absolutely necessary, refrain from believing or spreading rumours, and contact the Corporation’s emergency department at 022-25371010 during emergency,” said Rao.The incessant rain kept civic emergency teams on their toes, with the disaster management cell receiving 186 distress calls during the period. These included a season-high 110 tree-fall incidents, 38 fallen tree branches, 14 dangerous trees and six dangerous tree branches, even as the numbers threatened to increase by late Monday evening, among other complaints.A resident identified as Pandurang Bhuvad suffered serious injuries after a tree fell on him while he was standing near an autorickshaw on the Eastern Express Highway service road at Louiswadi. He was rushed to a nearby hospital by locals where he underwent surgery.In another incident, a 32-year-old fireman with the Thane Municipal Corporation suffered a serious leg injury after being struck by a cutting machine while removing a tree that had fallen on a residential building in Vrindavan. He was admitted to Kalwa Municipal Hospital.Speaking over the tree falls in the city, Rao said over 6,000 trees were pruned in the last four months using scientific methods. Incidents of trees and branches falling have increased in the last few days of heavy rains and wind but we have doubled our manpower and ensured quick response to such incidents. Responsibility for trees pruning lies within housing society premises but we undertake such works on requests.The administration has also initiated measures to address potholes on city roads using mastic technology.Meanwhile, the regional disaster management cell (RDMC) said the city recorded its most intense hourly spell of rain between 4.30 am and 5.30 am, with an average of 30 mm. The latest downpour pushed Thane’s cumulative seasonal rainfall to 1,157 mm, surpassing the 989 mm recorded during the corresponding period last year.In another rain-related incident, the retaining wall of a housing society collapsed at Gokul Nagar around 6 am on Monday. Strong winds also brought down a large hoarding structure on Pokhran Road No. 2, disrupting traffic for several hours. No injuries were reported in either incident.Following the hoarding collapse, the Thane Congress demanded a citywide structural audit of all hoardings and similar installations.Rao clarified that the structural audits of all hoardings in the city was completed before the monsoon. Nevertheless, following the Monday collapse, action will be initiated against the concerned agency.Meanwhile, though many office goers preferred to work from home or return early after the state declared holiday, commuters complained of inadequate modes as nearly 20% Thane municipal transport buses and several autos remained off the roads.