A 13-year-old girl lost her life after the balcony slab of a residential building collapsed in Mumbra area of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-fire-fire-breaks-out-in-maharashtras-thane-high-rise-80-residents-safely-evacuated-23641703" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane district in Maharashtra</a>, on Monday evening, officials said.
Five other people trapped in the incident were rescued safely, they said.
The incident took place at around 7.16 pm at Faiyaz Apartment, near Janata Bakery in Dargah Galli, Amrut Nagar.
According to the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), the balcony slab of a second-floor flat in the ground-plus-four-storey building collapsed onto the first floor, trapping six people under the debris.
Emergency teams from the fire brigade, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-container-truck-falls-into-metro-construction-pit-on-ghodbunder-road-driver-injured-23641662" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">disaster management cell</a>, police and other civic departments rushed to the spot and carried out a rescue operation.
<h2>Teenager declared dead at hospital</h2>
All six trapped residents were pulled out from the debris.
Among them, Asma Qadar Shaikh (13), a resident of Room No. 102, suffered serious injuries. She was taken to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa, where doctors declared her dead.
The remaining five people escaped without serious injuries.
Following the incident, authorities evacuated the entire 38-year-old building as a safety measure.
Faiyaz Apartment falls under the C-2B category and has 30 residential units, of which around 15 to 20 were occupied.
An estimated 70 to 80 residents are being shifted temporarily to <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-civic-body-sends-215-member-team-to-flood-hit-dahanu-for-cleanup-and-disease-prevention-23641546" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane Municipal Corporation</a> Schools No. 78 and 123 until further assessments are completed.
<h2>Rescue operation involved multiple agencies</h2>
The rescue operation was carried out by personnel from the Thane Fire Brigade, Disaster Management Cell, Thane Disaster Response Force (TDRF), Mumbra Police, Public Works Department, encroachment department and the power utility.
Senior civic officials, including Deputy Mayor Krishna Patil, Opposition Leader Ashraf Shanu Pathan and Deputy Municipal Commissioner Deepak Jhinjhad, were also present at the site to oversee the rescue efforts.
The officials are expected to investigate the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-portion-of-mhada-cessed-building-collapses-in-masjid-bunder-one-injured-23641581" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">cause of the collapse</a>.
<h2>Illegal sixth-floor structure collapses in MHADA building</h2>
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a portion of the sixth floor of the Lokhandwala Building, a MHADA cessed property at Vithaldas Chandan Street in Masjid Bunder, collapsed onto the fifth floor on Saturday afternoon, injuring one person and triggering a swift rescue operation by multiple emergency agencies.
According to the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-fda-raids-fda-raids-bmc-headquarters-canteen-suspends-its-registration-over-food-safety-violations-23641262" rel="nofollow">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)</a>, the incident was reported at 12.34 pm. A section of the sixth floor gave way and crashed onto the floor below while six occupants were inside the building.

Mumbra slab collapse: A 13-year-old girl lost her life after the balcony slab of a residential building collapsed in Mumbra area of Thane in Maharashtra

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The balcony slab of a second-floor flat in the ground-plus-four-storey building collapsed onto the first floor, trapping six people under the debris, officials said

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