The family of an ailing woman weighing 160kg had to seek the help of the fire department to lift her up after she fell from her bed in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Thursday, a civic official said.

The 62-year-old woman, who has mobility issues due to her poor health, accidentally fell from her bed around 8am in their flat in the Waghbil area.

Her family members were unable to place her back on the bed, said the official from the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC).

According to Yasin Tadvi, chief of TMC’s disaster management cell, the panicked family members called the fire officials for help.

A team from the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) rushed to the flat, lifted the woman up and placed her on the bed, he said. The woman did not suffer any injuries due to the fall, the official said.

While the RDMC responds to several emergency calls, this was an unusual one, he said.