Bhatta Basti Mosque: Wall Collapse After Friday Prayers

Bhatta Basti Mosque: Wall Collapse After Friday Prayers.webp

Jaipur, March 6 Around 20 people were injured after a wall of a balcony at a mosque here collapsed on them on Friday, police said.

Many of the injured were given first aid, and six people have been hospitalised, they added.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Karan Sharma said that the incident took place at Firdaus Masjid in Jaipur's Bhatta Basti area, shortly after Friday prayers. After the namaz, as people were about to leave the mosque, the wall collapsed.

"A four to five feet high wall of a gallery on the first floor of the building collapsed, and bricks fell on the people who were about to leave after the namaz. They were rescued and rushed to the nearby Kanwatiya hospital. Some of them were also taken to the SMS hospital," he said.

He said that around 20 people were injured, and most of them were discharged after first aid, while six people are currently receiving treatment.
 
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