Mumbai: Man injured after digging bar from construction site falls into his house

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A 52-year-old man was badly injured when a heavy digging bar fell into his house from an under construction building in the western suburb of Mahim on Tuesday, a fire official said.

The incident took place at Meharbani compound at Kapad Bazar road around 1.30 pm, the official said.

The victim Jahangir Sheikh was inside his house when a digging bar from the highrise building nearby fell into the premises, he said.

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The fire brigade was informed and the injured man was rushed to a nearby hospital, where his condition is said to be out of danger, the official said.

The police will register a case against the building contractor for negligence, he said.

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