A potential disaster was averted in Thane’s Naupada area on Tuesday afternoon after a tin sheet from a residential building was dislodged by strong winds and left hanging precariously over an adjacent structure. The disaster management department and fire brigade acted immediately, bringing the situation under control, thereby preventing any injury.

The incident occurred around 3 pm near Karve Hospital in Bhaskar Colony, when a metal sheet from the four-storeyed Tapovan Society was blown off and came to rest dangerously over the shed of the neighbouring Deepprabha building, which is a two-floor building.