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Two Injured in Thane Ceiling Plaster Fall and 10 Rescued in Separate Chawl Collapse

Authorities initiated structural checks at the repair-listed block, reflecting stepped-up scrutiny of aging housing.

Overview

  • The ceiling plaster collapsed around 6.45 am in the Sai Mamta building at Wagle Estate, injuring an 11-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man.
  • Officials said the four-storey, 30-year-old block with 12 flats and a terrace room had been classified C2B for structural repairs.
  • Thane civic officials reported the case for structural checks and said residents from the nine occupied units were evacuated to municipal shelters or relatives’ homes.
  • In a separate incident, a gallery slab at Sanjay Mhatre Chawl in Diva collapsed around 10.30 pm, trapping 10 people who were rescued and prompting the precautionary vacating of 40 flats.
  • The Diva chawl, estimated at 15–20 years old and not listed as dangerous, is under inspection as residents follow temporary relocation guidance.