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Roof, wall of Thane house collapse as electric motorbike battery explodes

Two women and a man were injured after an electric motorbike battery exploded in a house in Thane district of Maharashtra, civic officials said on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI. Due to the impact of the explosion which occurred on Tuesday night, the roof of the Thane house and its common wall with an adjoining house collapsed, Thane Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said, reported PTI. The battery was kept in the Thane house located at…

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Mumbai: ‘Low Gokhale bridge wall is a danger to all’

The Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bridge in Andheri is facing an issue with its safety wall height, prompting residents to raise concerns. Dhaval Shah, founder of the Andheri Lokhandwala Oshiwara Citizen’s Association (LOCA), wrote to BMC Commissioner I S Chahal highlighting the safety risks posed by the low height of the wall, measuring just 2.5 to three feet. Shah emphasised that the inadequate height poses a danger to pedestrians, including children and school students, who frequently use the footpath. “There…

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Film City wall collapse: Cine Workers Association urges CM to order inquiry

The All Indian Cine Workers Association has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to conduct an inquiry into an accident in Mumbai Film City in which two workers were killed and one left injured. The workers were killed on Saturday after an under-construction wall in Film City collapsed on them. Mumbai Film City wall collapse: Association says Film City has consistently witnessed accidents The Association said that Film City has consistently witnessed accidents, causing the loss of many lives,…

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One dead, 5 hurt as wall of under-construction godown collapses in Vasai

A 30-year-old man died and five persons were grievously hurt after an under-construction wall fell on them at Pelhar in Vasai East on Tuesday evening. The incident happened at a site where some persons were engaged in the construction of an illegal godown.  According to the officials, in the wall collapse that happened at Chaudhary Compund in Vakan Pada at Pelhar, labourer Dasrath Gopal Lahange, aged 30, was killed. The injured–Shailesh Shingada (19), Ramu Mage (25), Kalpesh Nadge (19),…

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Mumbai: 2 killed, one injured as wall collapses near Film City

In an accident near Mumbai`s Film City in Goregaon on Saturday evening, a large wall collapsed, killing two people and wounding another, according to BMC Disaster Control. The collapse occurred near Gate no 2 of the Film City. A wall measuring 60 feet long and 20 feet high suddenly collapsed, trapping three victims beneath the debris, reported ANI.  According to the report, two of the victims, Sintu Mondal, aged 32, and Jaidev Prahlad Biswas, aged 45, were confirmed dead…

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Mumbai: Two dead in wall collapse near Film City in Goregaon

Two people died while another person was injured in a wall collapse incident near Film City in suburban Goregaon on Saturday evening, a civic official said. The incident took place near gate number 2 of Film City on Aarey Colony Road, newswire PTI reported. A wall, around 60 feet long and 20 feet tall, collapsed, trapping at least three men underneath, said the Fire Brigade official. They were rescued before a Fire Brigade team arrived on the spot, he…

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Mumbai: Wall collapse in Borivali injures two auto-rickshaw drivers

Two persons were injured after a section of a vacated G+3 building collapsed during demolition work in Borivali area of Mumbai. The incident, reported by BMC`s MFB, occurred at approximately 2:30 pm local time. According to preliminary details, the demolition work led to the sudden collapse of a portion of the building, sending rubble crashing onto the street below. At the time of the incident, two auto-rickshaws happened to be traversing the road, bearing the brunt of the falling…

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Mumbai: Borivli residents still waiting for BMC to fix broken garden wall

Seven months on, Borivli residents are still waiting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to repair the wall around Chikuwadi Joggers Park, which collapsed during the monsoon. They said the civic body is taking its time to address the issue. The incident, which occurred in July 2023 after a tree collapse, prompted residents to write to the BMC. Safety concerns have increased, given the unsavoury activities occurring outside the park, where individuals engage in alcohol consumption and smoking on…

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Tragic wall collapse in South Mumbai claims life, injures another

A 38-year-old individual, Muhammad Akbar, lost his life due to a wall collapse at Colaba on Sunday. He was a passer-by. Another person, Gangadhar Akla, received minor injuries. According to a disaster control room report by the BMC, the compound wall on an open plot and public road at INS Kunjali collapsed during water pipeline repair work at 2.48 pm on Sunday afternoon, near Miyan Chawl, close to Gazali Dargah, Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 3, Cuffe Parade. The incident resulted in…

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Mumbai: One dead as wall of chawl collapses in Colaba

One person died after a compound wall of a Chawl collapsed in Mumbai’s Colaba on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Akbar. He was 38. Officials said that the compound wall at Miyan Chawl collapsed at around 2:48 in the afternoon on Sunday. The Chawl is located near Gazali Dargah, Kendriya Vidyalaya No.3, Cuffe Parade, Colaba. The collapse of chawl wall left Akbar wounded. He was rushed to Ashwini INS Hospital. However, doctors at the hospital declared…

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