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Balcony Collapse in Cuttack Kills Three Family Members, Injures Three

Residents say city authorities had earlier declared the building unsafe.

Overview

  • Police said a portion of an old apartment fell onto a neighboring asbestos-roofed house in the Buxi Bazar area’s Mani Sahu Chhak on Saturday.
  • The deceased were identified as Abdul Jalil, 60, his son Abdul Zaheed, 30, and Zaheed’s five-year-old son Abdul Mujahid.
  • Fire Service personnel rescued all six victims and took them to SCB Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared three dead.
  • Three surviving family members remain hospitalized in serious condition, according to authorities.
  • A woman from the household said the balcony crashed onto their home and that she lost her husband, son, and grandson in the incident.