Dharavi: 1 dead, two injured as scaffolding of under-construction building collapses

Mumbai | Tuesday | 16th April, 2019

Summary:

One person died and two others sustained injuries after the scaffolding of an under-construction building near Dharavi bus depot collapsed late on Sunday night, police said. The under-construction building belongs to MHADA (Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority), police said. AdvertisingAccording to the police, around 10.30 pm on Sunday the iron scaffolding, erected to support labourers working at the under-construction building site, collapsed on an autorickshaw, injuring both the driver and the passenger, besides another pedestrian. In another incident, three persons were injured after a slab collapsed on them at Nagapada on Monday afternoon. The scaffolding, police added, was installed on a 21st storey of the building and had collapsed as it got loosened due to winds..