Thane: Ceiling plaster falls in apartment, no casualties reported

The plaster from the ceiling of an apartment fell in a building in Maharashtra’s Thane city, an official said. No one was injured in the incident that took place in the flat on the fifth floor of the 13-year-old building in Mumbra area in the afternoon, chief of the disaster management cell Yasin Tadvi said.

Local firemen and the RDMC team were pressed into service to clear the debris, he said. The building is listed as a dangerous structure and is classified under category C2B, which means it requires major structural repairs, he said, adding that the building has 25 flats and all are occupied.

Earlier on July 14, A 46-year-old woman was killed and her four daughters were injured when a section of the ceiling of their flat collapsed on them. The incident took place at a residential building in Patan Bunder area of Uttan town, the official from the district disaster management cell said.