Slab collapses in Kalyan bldg; 6 killed
THANE, May 21 -- Six people died and five others suffered injuries when a slab collapsed from the fourth floor of a four storeyed dilapidated Shri Saptashrungi building, in Chiknipada, Kalyan East at 1:30 pm on Tuesday. As the slab gave way, it resulted in the collapse of the third and second floors - all of it eventually collecting in a heap of debris on the ground floor.
The building, constructed in 1995, was declared dangerous for living by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation last month. The building has 52 flats; 20 families were residing in it at the time of the crash.
Two families residing on the first and second floors suffered severely. On the first floor, two-year-old Namasvi Shelar was with her grandmother Aruna Veer Narayan, while Sharvil Shelar, 4, was visiting his great-grandmother, Sushila Narayan Gujar, 78. Namasvi and Sushila died in the incident, while Aruna is in the ICU of Ameya Hospital.
Another family, the Sahus, on the second floor, were celebrating the summer vacation together. Sunita Sahu, 39, the resident was hosting her sister Sujata Padi, 38, their mother Pramila Sahu, 56, and her nephew Vinayak Padi, 4. Sunita's daughter Shraddha, 12, was also in the house at the time. Sunita, Pramila and Sujata died. P3...
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