The incident occurred when part of the upper floor of a ground-plus-one (G+1) structure came down, resulting in injuries to five people
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At least five people were injured after part of house collapsed in Jogeshwari east area of Mumbai, the civic officials said on Sunday.
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According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the incident took place at around 4:57 pm when a part of a house collapsed in the Chunnilal Marwadi Chawl area near Gumpha Darshan Building in Majas Wadi, Jogeshwari East in Mumbai.
The incident occurred when part of the upper floor of a ground-plus-one (G+1) structure came down, resulting in injuries to five people.
The incident was reported by the BMC's Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) at 6:56 pm following which the civic officials rushed to the spot and launched a rescue and relief operation.
The BMC said that emergency services rushed to the site, and the injured were shifted to a hospital for medical treatment.
It said that according to information from the Assistant Medical Officer (AMO) at the hospital, one person was admitted with injuries, while the others were treated and their condition is said to be stable.
Those injured in the incident were Lalina Vikram Bhati, 26, was admitted to the hospital, Vikram Bhati, 28, Nitin Mahamunkar, 42, Fancy Bhati, 35, Latika Bhati, 11, were treated and discharged from the hospital.
Fire breaks out in kitchen of flat in Thane building, residents evacuated
Meanwhile, in an another incident, A fire broke out in the kitchen of a flat in Thane building on Sunday evening, the civic officials said.
The blaze completely destroyed the kitchen of the flat, they said, adding that no one was injured in the incident.
The fire occurred in Saket Complex, located in the Rabodi area of Thane district in Maharashtra, Yasin Tadvi, Chief of the Disaster Management Cell, TMC said.
He said that as a precautionary measure, around 15 residents from the sixth and seventh floors of the building were evacuated due to the smoke.
Fire brigade teams and disaster management personnel responded quickly following the information after receiving the emergency call at around 6 pm regarding the fire.
The fire was brought under control and the cause of the fire was being investigated by the officials.
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