Thane: 52-year-old man killed, wife injured in building collapse in Kalyan

KDMC contract workers clearing debris from the building collapsed site. Pic/Satej Shinde

A 52-year-old man was killed and his wife severely injured when a building collapsed in Kalyan on Wednesday, a fire brigade official said.

The ground-plus-two-storey structure collapsed around 6.15 am, and the couple was the only residents of the building located in the Rambaug area, the official from the civic fire station said.

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"Firemen rushed to the scene and extricated the couple trapped in the debris," he said.

"The body of Suryakant Kakad was pulled out of the rubble, while his 50-year-old wife, who was injured, was rushed to a hospital," the official said.

(with inputs from PTI)