With rebuilding and redevelopment, facelifts, and uplifts, the mantra of our times, demolition of infra, old structures, and buildings is common across the city.  Now, the demolition of an old structure at Atgaon station in Thane district on the Central Railway turned tragic on Saturday after an iron staircase collapsed, killing a labourer and leaving another critically injured, according to news agencies.

An official from the Shahapur police station said that the accident occurred while workers were dismantling the station’s old ticket house. While that was on a portion of an adjoining staircase, part of an ageing iron bridge structure suddenly gave way and crashed, trapping two labourers working below. One was pulled out and taken to the hospital with serious injuries, while the other died at the site.