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Portion of 'dangerous' building collapses in Thane; 6 persons rescued

Updated on: 15 May,2024 10:19 AM IST  |  Mumbai
mid-day online correspondent |

Six persons were rescued from the building after the incident which occurred at around 10 pm on Tuesday, Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Raju Warlikar said

Portion of 'dangerous' building collapses in Thane; 6 persons rescued

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A portion of a two-storey building, which had been declared 'dangerous', collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district, civic officials said on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI.


Building collapses in Thane: Six persons rescued


Six persons were rescued from the building after the incident which occurred at around 10 pm on Tuesday, Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Raju Warlikar told PTI.


The building, located at the Bhandari compound and having 15 tenements, had been declared as dangerous and unfit for occupation, he said.

The owner of the building had been asked to ensure it was vacated, he said.

Some persons came to sleep on its first floor on Tuesday night when the staircase of the second floor collapsed, the official said, reported PTI.

Building collapses in Thane: Bhiwandi civic commissioner monitors the rescue work

After being alerted, local fire personnel and the disaster management team rushed to the spot.

Bhiwandi civic commissioner Ajay Vaidya monitored the rescue work.

The remaining portion of the staircase was razed after the incident and the work of pulling down the building would be taken up on Wednesday, Warlikar said, reported PTI.

"We have strict instructions to vacate the dangerous buildings before the monsoon and also get them razed. We will do the same in this case also," he said, reported PTI.

Building collapses in Thane: Other incidents

Two houses were damaged after a tree fell on them in Maharashtra's Thane district, civic officials said on Wednesday, reported PTI.

No person was injured in the incident which took place at around 4.30 pm on Tuesday at Vitawa in Kalwa area, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said, reported PTI.

Notably, Thane witnessed rains and thunderstorm on Monday.

The roofs of the two single-storey houses were completely damaged after the tree fell on them on Tuesday, the official said, reported PTI.

Local fire personnel and the regional disaster management cell team rushed to the spot after receiving information.

The dangerous portion of the tree was cut and removed, the official said.

(With inputs from PTI)

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