27 June,2023 04:54 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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A 33-year-old Thane man was injured when a balcony collapsed in a chawl on Tuesday.
The incident took place in a chawl in Samata Nagar area on Tuesday afternoon.
"The victim was standing in the balcony on the top floor of the ground-plus-one storey structure when it suddenly collapsed," said Yasin Tadvi, the chief of disaster management cell.
The victim sustained injuries and was rushed to the hospital for treatment in Thane.
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"The remaining portion of the balcony, which was in a precarious state, was torn down by civic officials," the official said.
"The local firemen and the disaster management team were pressed into service," added the official.
In a similar incident on Sunday afternoon, two people died and two others were left injured after parts of a balcony of a ground-plus-two structure collapsed in Mumbai's Vile Parle area.
(with inputs from PTI)
