Mumbai: ‘My son left home this morning with a smile on his face’

Updated On: 13 March, 2024 06:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari

As families of labourers mourn the loss of their breadwinners, police launch probe into construction contractor of Borivli building

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Spot where three workers lost their lives

Three workers lost their lives, and one was critically injured after a portion of scaffolding from an under-construction building collapsed at Kalpana Chawla Chowk in Borivli around 1 pm on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Piyush Halder, 38, Shankar Baidya, 25, and Manoranjan Samaddar, 42, while the person injured was identified as Sushil Gupta, 35, admitted to the SICU at Shatabdi Hospital. All hailed from West Bengal.

Assistant Municipal Commissioner of R/Central ward, Sandhya Nandedkar, said, "Three workers were killed, and one was critically injured after some portion of a scaffolding of an under-construction building collapsed."

A portion of scaffolding from Sony Arcade, an under-construction building, collapsed. Pics/Nimesh Dave