Two killed after portion of under-construction building collapses in Vikhroli

At least two persons including a 10yearold boy were killed after a portion of the slab and parapet of a fivestorey underconstruction building collapsed in Mumbais Vikhroli on Sunday night Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said on MondayThe incident took place at Kailas Business Park near TATA power House in Vikhroli West area at 1110 pm on Sunday Notably heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai on Sunday nightWhen the fire brigade personnel reached the spot after receiving a call they found some portion of the parapet and slab had fallen while some parts of the underconstruction building in Vikhroli were hanging precariously said the civic bodyUpon arriving at the scene of the incident it was learned from members of the public that a portion of the parapet iron beam and slab floor status could not be ascertained had fallen with some sections hanging precariously from a fivestory building under construction The dangerously hanging portions of the structure were removed by firefighters using rescue tools the BMC statedBefore the arrival of the fire brigade some locals had rushed a 38oldman and the boy to the Rajawadi Hospital where doctors declared them brought dead the civic body saidThe deceased were identified as Nagesh Ramchandra Reddy 38 and Rohit Reddy 10The India Meteorological Department IMD declared the onset of the southwest monsoon over Mumbai on Sunday two days before the normal scheduleMany parts of the city including Vikhroli witnessed waterlogging after heavy rains on SundayEarlier on June 5 a person died and another one was injured when a large portion of the slab of a singlestorey structure collapsed in Mahim areaThe MFB who responded to the call about the incident said that it happened on June 5 at Samarth Industrial Estate on Dilip Gupte Marg near Bombay Scottish School in MahimThe officials said that Mumbai house collapse incident happened around 531 pm when the large slab of the first floor of a vacated ground plus onefloor Comteck building collapsedThe MFB officials added that the collapse happened during debris removal by a private contractor and that one worker was trapped under the slab The trapped worker was rescued by firemen using rescue tools and was administered first aid before he was taken to Sion Hospital in an ambulanceA large slab of the first floor of the ground plus the upper one floored vacated Comteck building had collapsed During the removal of debris on the first floor by a private contractor one worker was trapped under the slab portion said MFB officialsThe trapped person was rescued from the debris by firemen using rescue tools rendered first aid and taken to Sion Hospital in 108 Ambulance Information received from the public that one injured person was taken to Hinduja Hospital in a private vehicle before the arrival of the fire brigade the officials addedPrior to the arrival of the fire brigade it was reported that another injured person was taken to Hinduja Hospital by private vehicle According to Dr Swapnil MO at Hinduja Hospital the injured person took a DAMA discharge and was later admitted to Sion HospitalAt Sion Hospital an onduty AMO confirmed that two injured persons were reported Chandrika Yadav a 32yearold male is in stable condition Unfortunately a 35yearold male whose identity is unknown was declared dead on arrival by Dr Mayur Patil