01 April,2024 10:35 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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Three persons were injured after a wall of a powerloom factory collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Thane district on Monday morning, civic officials said.
As per a PTI report, the incident took place around 5.30 am at the unit which is located in the Navipada area of Subhash Nagar in Bhiwandi. The report quoted Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation's chief fire officer Rajesh Pawar saying that eight workers were present at the time of the incident.
Pawar, per the report, further said that three workers got trapped under debris while five rushed out to save their lives when the wall collapsed.
Reportedly, the local firemen reached the sport after they were alerted of the situation and pulled the three workers out of the debris. Among three, two were seriously injured and were shifted to a hospital in Thane city while another worker was administered treatment in a local medical facility.
The official told PTI that the debris was completely cleaned by 9 am and that they had initiated a probe into the wall collapse incident.
Wall collapse in Borivali
In a similar incident, a month ago, two persons were injured after a section of a vacated G+3 building collapsed during demolition work in the Borivali area of Mumbai.
The incident happened at about 2:30 pm, according to BMC's MFB. It further stated that the structure had suddenly collapsed due to demolition work and sent the debris hurtling onto the street below, stated a previous report in mid-day.
Per the report, the two auto-rickshaws that were travelling on the road at the time of the incident took the brunt of the falling debris.
The 45-year-old male driver Ravikumar Lakhankumar Rana and the 34-year-old female driver Suman Shukla were named as the injured drivers by MFB officials.
Rana had injuries to his head, chin, and right hand, and Shukla suffered injuries to her back and both knees. For immediate medical attention, both patients were admitted to Shrikrishna Hospital.
