Navi Mumbai, March 5 A 13-year-old boy was killed and several others were injured after a slab of a ground-floor flat collapsed in a building in Navi Mumbai on Thursday while a tuition class was in progress, civic officials said.
The incident took place between 4:30 pm and 5 pm at flat number 2 in Vidya Bhavan apartments in sector 2 of Khoparkhairane, they added.
"At the time, a resident, Shyamali Chaudhary, was conducting home tuition for 11 children. In this unfortunate accident, a 13-year-old boy, identified as Manish Mhase, who was part of the tuition class, succumbed to his injuries," a statement from the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) Regional Disaster Management Department said.
"Ten other students, aged between 9 and 14, sustained injuries and were rushed to various private medical facilities, including Apex Hospital, Lions Club Hospital, and Saijyot Hospital. One child, Aaradhya Dhanwade, was reported safe and handed over to relatives. Additionally, a 12-year-old boy, Parth Khairnar, who lived on the first floor, was also admitted for treatment," it added.
Relief and rescue operations were carried out by the NMMC Regional Disaster Management Department, as well as fire brigade personnel from Vashi, Koparkhairane, and Airoli, it added.
Following the collapse, the civic body got the building vacated, it said, adding that temporary accommodation for the displaced residents has been arranged at the Annasaheb Patil Cultural Bhavan in Koparkhairane.
NMMC Commissioner Kailas Shinde directed the concerned department to immediately conduct a structural audit of the building to determine the cause of the incident and ensure public safety.
Navi Mumbai Mayor Sujata Patil, civic chief Shinde, and Deputy Mayor Dashrath Bhagat visited the site and the injured in hospitals.
