A portion of a dilapidated building collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane city in the wee hours of Tuesday, an official said. PTI reported that the building has been classified as a dangerous one by the civic authorities.
Following the incident that occurred around 2.25 am at the Nandadeep building in the Wagle Estate area, as many as 17 families were evacuated and moved to a safer location, the official said.
Further sharing details on the condition of the building, Yasin Tadvi, chief of the disaster management cell said, the building, which was more than 50 years old, was classified under the C2B category of dangerous buildings by the Thane Municipal Corporation after a survey this year, said
He said a part of the third-floor roof and the stair gallery of the third floor collapsed, but no one was injured.
All necessary teams rushed to the spot, and the structure was evacuated as a precautionary measure, Tadvi said.
He said residents of the two adjacent buildings have also been asked to temporarily vacate and find alternative accommodation.
As per data provided by the civic authorities, 4,407 buildings have been classified as dangerous, and the highest 1,343 structures are in the Mumbra area.
