Thane, Jul 1 (PTI) A portion of the balcony of a two-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district, prompting civic authorities to evacuate all four families residing in the structure, an official said on Wednesday.
No one was injured in the incident, which occurred at Hina Cottage, in the Mumbra area on Tuesday night, officials said.
Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell of Thane Municipal Corporation, said the slab of the first-floor balcony of the building collapsed, while the remaining portion of the structure was found to be in a dangerous condition.
“The building has been declared unsafe and was evacuated as a precautionary measure. All four families residing there have been advised to stay temporarily with
their relatives,” Tadvi told PTI.
Meanwhile, civic staff responded to two separate incidents involving the collapse of a retaining wall and a land subsidence in Thane city, with no injuries reported in either case.
The first incident was reported on Tuesday evening near Manisha Building at Bhanjewadi on Gavand Path in Naupada, where a portion of land caved in alongside an excavation being carried out for a redevelopment project, Tadvi said.
He said a retaining wall and metal sheets at the site were also found to be in a dangerous condition.
In the second incident, a retaining wall at the TMT Bus Depot in Wagle Estate collapsed, while a nearby tree was found in a hazardous condition, the official said.
“The Tree Authority (of the civic body) has been informed about the dangerous tree, and it will take further action to remove the risk,” he added. PTI COR NR
