Mumbai: House collapses in Dharavi; woman injured, nearby rooms vacated

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A 45-year-old woman was injured after a one-storey house collapsed in Mumbai's Dharavi on Saturday, prompting authorities to vacate a few rooms in its vicinity, an official said, reported PTI.

The ground-plus-one structure on 90 Feet Road collapsed around 8.15 am, trapping a woman, the fire official said. Mumbai received heavy rains in the past few days. The woman, identified as Priya Selva Raj, was pulled from under the debris and taken to civic-run Sion hospital.

Three to four nearby rooms were vacated as a precautionary measure, he added. Dharavi is a sprawling slum pocket in central Mumbai.

In a separate incident, earlier in June, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) reported a house collapse incident in Ramabai Ambedkar Colony, near the Dr. Ambedkar Statue in Ghatkopar East. The collapsed structure was a ground-plus-one building, and a portion of the first floor collapsed onto a nearby room. Four individuals were injured and promptly taken to Rajawadi Hospital for treatment. Dr. Manish, an Assistant Medical Officer (AMO) at Rajawadi Hospital, provided the following names of the injured: Mahadev Khilare - 50 years old, male; Sunita Khilare - 42 years old, female; Rohit Khilare - 23 years old, male; Vaibhav Khilare - 20 years old, male. All four individuals were in stable condition and were receiving treatment on an outpatient basis at the hospital.

On July 27, one person sustained minor injuries after a portion of a house collapsed on her in Mulund West. The incident took place in Tambe Nagar, at around 4.40 pm and was reported by BMC's local ward control room. According to the information received by the civic body, a part of the ceiling plaster collapsed due to which a 35-year-old lady sustained injuries. She was rushed to Agrawal Hospital. "The injured person was treated and discharged from the hospital," the BMC informed.

On July 20, one person lost his life, and four others sustained injuries after a portion of a building collapsed in Bhayander East in Mumbai. The building, which had been declared dilapidated by the local civic body, was identified as Nav Kirti Premises Co-Op Housing Society, situated near Bhayander station. The deceased person's identity remains unknown at this time, but locals speculate that he could have been one of the shoe shiners who worked at Bhayander railway station. According to witnesses, he might have been at the location to have breakfast when the tragedy struck, and he got trapped under the debris following the building's collapse.

(With inputs from PTI)