A 40-year-old woman suffered grievous head injuries after a concrete slab fell from the roof at the KEM Nurses Quarters and School of Nursing in Parel on Thursday. This is not a one-off mishap at the 3-storey building as every corner of the structure has turned precarious for want of repairs. The nursing students said they constantly live in fear and that authorities have done nothing to ensure their safety. 

Sangeeta Chavan, who works as a cook, got a deep gash on her head. The nursing students are attached to the King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College which are among Mumbai’s prestigious institutions. Their nursing school and hostel building is about 96 years old.