Thane: 3 Injured, 80 Rescued After Slab of Building Collapses in Wagle Estate

Three persons were injured and nearly 80 others rescued after a slab from a 5th-floor flat collapsed onto the floor beneath in a residential building in Maharashtra’s Thane district in early on Tuesday, February 17. One of the injured persons was critical. The incident occurred at 3.07 am at the five-storey Nutan Neelam Apartment, located at Shantinagar in Wagle Estate. The building is around 35 years old, according to the news agency PTI quoting officials.

The slab from a fifth-floor flat crashed onto a house on the fourth floor, injuring a resident of the upper flat and two occupants below, Thane Municipal Corporation’s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi told PTI. All three were rushed to a hospital in Thane, but the critically injured person was shifted to a medical facility in Mumbai for advanced treatment, he said. After being alerted, emergency teams rushed to the spot.

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“Nearly 80 to 85 residents were living in the building. We have rescued all occupants. About half of them have been shifted to a TMC School in Shantinagar for temporary shelter, while others arranged accommodation themselves,” Tadvi said.

The building, consisting of A and B wings with 26 tenements, is 30 to 35 years old. It was previously classified under the C2B category, meaning it required major repairs but was not deemed immediately life-threatening.

As the remaining structure is in a dangerous condition, it has been sealed, the official added. Power company staff and police also reached the site to disconnect electricity and secure the area.