An elderly woman was killed and her daughter-in-law seriously injured after a portion of a building collapsed and fell on them while they were walking on a road in Maharashtra's Thane district early on Tuesday.
Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief, Yasin Tadvi, said the incident occurred shortly after midnight at 12:36 AM in the D-wing building at Lucky Compound in Daulat Nagar of the Mumbra area.
Earlier, in 2013, a building also collapsed in the Lucky Compound, killing 74 people.
Here's what happened:
In the latest incident, a portion of the parapet at a flat on the top floor of the four-storey building, constructed about 25 years back, collapsed and fell on the two women who were walking along the road, he said.
One of them, identified as Ilma Zehra Jamali (26), suffered injuries, while her mother-in-law Nahid Jainuddin Jamali (62) was declared dead after being rushed to Bilal Hospital, the official said.
Both were residents of Sana Tower in the same locality.
The injured woman was rushed to Kalsekar Hospital by locals and was undergoing treatment, he said.
‘Premises sealed’
The civic body had declared the affected building as dangerous under the 'C2B' category, which means that it requires major structural repairs but does not need to be vacated immediately.
However, the official said, “For security reasons, all houses in the building were vacated, and the premises has been sealed. Residents have made alternative arrangements with their relatives.”
After being alerted, teams from the Mumbra ward committee, fire department, and disaster management cell rushed to the scene.
Tadvi said the fire brigade and disaster management staff subsequently removed the dangerous portion of the parapet and the unstable window grill from the affected house.
Lucky Compound has a tragic history of building collapse. In April 2013, it witnessed one of the worst building collapse incidents in Maharashtra, claiming 74 lives and leaving more than 60 persons injured.
