Four homes declared dangerous, evacuated after Thane wall collapse; none injured

The civic officials said that four houses were declared dangerous and evacuated as a precautionary measure after a house wall located adjoining them collapsed in the early hours of Monday in Thane city reported news agency PTINo one was injured in the wall collapse incident at Wagle Estate in Thane W they saidThough no casualties were reported four houses were declared dangerous and evacuated as a precautionary measure according to Thane Municipal Corporation TMC Disaster Management Cell chief Yasin Tadvi reported PTITadvi said the incident took place at around 130 am where the wall of a house owned by one Shakuntala Yadav collapsed onto the wall of an adjacent house owned by Pandurang Padekar and debris also fell into a nearby drain reported PTIUpon inspection it was found that the remaining structure of the collapsed house and three adjoining houses were in a dangerous condition Immediate preventive steps were taken to avoid any accident he said reported PTITadvi added We immediately evacuated all four houses as a safety measure and advised the affected residents to temporarily take shelter with their relatives living nearby This is to prevent any injuries in case of further structural failureFurther structural action and permanent remedial measures will be undertaken by the Wagle Ward Committee and the Civil Construction Department he informedStaterun utility Mahavitarans officials were called in to inspect for any electrical hazards near the affected homes the civic officer addedWall of vacant house collapses in Thane no casualtyIn another incident a wall of an unoccupied house collapsed in Maharashtras Thane city in the wee hours of Monday officials said reported PTINo casualty was reported they saidThe wall of the single storeyed house located in LokmanyaSavarkar Nagar area crashed at 158 am Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said reported PTIA local resident informed the disaster management control room about the incident he saidThe house was nearly 20 years old and lying closed and unoccupied for the last seven to eight years the official said adding it was not listed among dangerous structures identified by the municipal corporation reported PTIThe wall of the house has fallen and some part of the remaining house is in a dangerous condition Tadvi said reported PTIAfter being alerted local police disaster management team fire brigade civic and power officials reached the spotFor safety reasons the area has been barricaded The one side wall of the house had collapsed and the remaining structure was assessed to be hazardous The dangerous part of the structure was demolished using a JCB machine the official said reported PTIAuthorities have urged residents to remain alert during the ongoing monsoon season and to report any signs of structural vulnerability in their neighbourhoodsWith inputs from PTI