Woman killed, daughter-in-law injured as part of building collapses in Thane

An elderly woman was killed and her daughterinlaw seriously injured after a portion of a building collapsed and fell on them while they were walking on a road in Maharashtras Thane district early on Tuesday officials said reported news agency PTIThe incident occurred shortly after midnight at 1236 am in the Dwing building at Lucky Compound in Daulat Nagar of Mumbra area Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said reported PTIEarlier in 2013 also a building collapsed in the Lucky Compound killing 74 personsIn the latest incident a portion of the parapet at a flat on the top floor of the fourstorey building constructed about 25 years back collapsed and fell on the two women who were walking along the road he said reported PTIOne of them identified as Ilma Zehra Jamali 26 suffered injuries while her motherinlaw Nahid Jainuddin Jamali 62 was declared dead after being rushed to Bilal Hospital the official said reported PTIBoth were residents of Sana Tower in the same locality The injured woman was rushed to Kalsekar Hospital by locals and was undergoing treatment he saidThe civic body had declared the affected building as dangerous under the C2B category requiring major structural repairs but need not be vacated immediately the official said reported PTIFor security reasons all houses in the building were vacated and the premises has been sealed Residents have made alternative arrangements with their relatives the official said reported PTITeams from the Mumbra ward committee fire department and the disaster management cell rushed to the spot after being alertedThe dangerous portion of the parapet and the unstable window grill from the affected house were subsequently removed with the help of the fire brigade and disaster management staff Tadvi said reported PTILucky Compound has a tragic history of building collapse In April 2013 it witnessed one of the worst building collapse incidents in Maharashtra claiming 74 lives and leaving more than 60 persons injuredMeanwhile a fire at an ONGC gas processing plant at Uran in neighbouring Navi Mumbai has impacted MGLs gas supply to its city gate station at Wadala while the supply to CNG stations may also be affected officials said The Mahanagar Gas Limited MGL is ensuring the supply to its domestic PNG piped natural gas consumers is maintained as a priority without interruption the officials said on MondayWith inputs from PTI