A 75-year-old woman sustained injuries when the slab of a flat in a three-storey “dangerous” building collapsed in Thane city on Thursday, following which the civic authorities vacated the residential premises.
According to the Thane Municipal Corporation`s (TMC) Disaster Management Cell, the incident occurred around 4 pm in the Velankani building, a 30- to 35-year-old structure located near Fatima Church in Majiwada village.
The Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation, said that the slab of Room No. 103 on the first floor, owned by one Vivek Kavilkar, came crashing down.
An elderly resident, identified as Kirti Kavilkar, sustained minor injuries, the Disaster Management Cell said.
The building, which consists of 12 flats and housed 40 to 45 residents, had already been classified under the `C2A` category. This classification indicates that a structure is dangerous, requires urgent major structural repairs, and is likely to require evacuation.
Before the slab collapsed, Assistant Municipal Commissioner Sonal Kale said, the building was served a notice on Thursday.
Following the incident, the building was completely evacuated as the remaining portion is in a highly dangerous condition. While some residents made their own arrangements, 12 to 15 people have been shifted to the TMC School No. 47 in Majiwada for temporary shelter.
Man killed after tree branch falls on vehicles at police headquarters
Meanwhile, a 45-year-old man was killed after a branch of a tree fell on parked vehicles at the Maharashtra Police Headquarters in south Mumbai on Wednesday evening, civic officials said.
A large branch of a Gulmohar tree snapped and fell on four vehicles parked inside the campus in Colaba, leaving Anil Bhagoji Gore (45), who was present at the spot, injured.
He was rushed to St. George`s Hospital, where he was declared dead before admission.
Mumbai Fire Brigade, police and civic ward staff rushed to the spot.
Fire in Sion Hospital
In another case, a fire broke out in the X-ray department of the civic-run Sion Hospital in central Mumbai on Tuesday, officials said.
There was no report of any casualties, they said.
The blaze erupted in an air conditioning unit on the ground floor of the hospital`s X-ray department at 11.57 am, an official said.
After being alerted by the hospital`s dean, the fire brigade, police and civic staff rushed to the spot, and the blaze was doused, he said.
