Maharashtra: In a extremely stunning incident, slabs of a residential constructing situated in Ulhasnagar township in Thane district of Maharashtra collapsed on Saturday, leaving at the very least 5 useless, together with a 12-year-old.
According to the newest enter, 11 individuals have been rescued and despatched to a close-by hospital for medical remedy whereas one remains to be feared to be trapped underneath particles. The chief of the regional catastrophe administration cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation reportedly mentioned {that a} search is on for a lady resident of the constructing who’s lacking.
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News company PTI quoted the officer saying that the incident occurred round 1.40 pm within the ground-plus four-storey “Manorama” constructing situated in camp no 1, the place a slab on the fourth ground got here crashing down on different slabs and landed on the bottom ground, trapping individuals within the course of.
As quickly because the incident got here to note of the authorities, a crew of NDRF personnel, and a crew from the Thane Disaster Response Force rushed to the location. Local firemen had been additionally current on the scene to assist take away the particles and rescue the trapped individuals.
Meanwhile, Ulhasnagar Tehasildar Vijay Wakore reportedly mentioned that the matter is being investigated. The foremost precedence is to get the particles cleared and perform the search operations. Details just like the 12 months of building of the constructing and the variety of its occupants will probably be identified later, the official mentioned.
