Mumbai, February 12: Two teenagers were killed when the slab of a building under repairs crashed at Khindipada in Bhandup suburb of north-east Mumbai, here on Sunday, the BMC Disaster Control said.
The incident occurred around 9.30 a.m. during some ongoing repair works to a ground-plus-one storied structure when a portion of the slab collapsed. Hyderabad: Slab of Under-Construction Building Collapses in Kukatpally, Two Workers Die.
Mumbai Fire Brigade, police and other agencies were rushed for the rescue efforts and two injured youth were taken out of the debris. Maharashtra Bridge Collapse: Four Hurt As Slab of Foot Over Bridge Crashes on Railway Tracks at Balharshah Station in Chandrapur (Watch Video),
The duo, identified as Ramanand Yadav, 18 and Rajkumar Dhotre, 19 — were declared dead when taken to the M.T. Agarwal Hospital, said the BMC. Further details, including the causes leading to the tragedy and if any more casualties have occurred, are awaited.
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