Overview

• On Tuesday morning, the protective balcony slab over Building B-3 at the Sahar P&T government colony in Andheri collapsed with no injuries reported.
• Residents say the B-3 block underwent structural repairs last month but call the contractor’s work shoddy and allege the Mumbai GPO has ignored repeated repair requests despite HRA deductions.
• After the incident, crews began work on a similar slab at the opposite Building B-5 and started repairs on B-3.
• In a separate incident the same afternoon, a portion of a two-storey house in Antop Hill collapsed, critically injuring 35-year-old Mohammed Hussain Shaikh, who is being treated at Sion Hospital.
• Late Tuesday night in Virar, the rear of Ramabai Apartment collapsed onto an adjacent chawl, with officials confirming two deaths and 11 rescues as NDRF teams continue manual search operations due to narrow access.