According to residents, the two were stuck in the debris for nearly five hours before being rescued
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Two people relieving themselves lost their life after a 20-seat public toilet at Saisadan Society of Om Pimpaleshwar Colony, Bhandup West, came crashing down on Saturday morning. The deceased have been identified as Labuben Dhirubhai Jetwa, 42, a homemaker, and Laxman Babalal Dewasi, 45, an employee of a garment store. According to residents, the two were stuck in the debris for nearly five hours before being rescued.
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"Both had head injuries and bruises. The bodies have been sent for postmortem," said an official from Rajawadi Hospital. Residents of the society claimed that a crack had developed on one of the walls of the toilet around 20 days ago. However, no one had raised an alarm.
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