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'I realised something was wrong and jumped off the building'
Updated On: 24 December, 2018 09:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Rupsa Chakraborty
Activists had been writing to BMC about the rampant illegal structures in Goregaon's Motilal Nagar area, but officials allegedly paid no heed

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The collapse of a two-storey under-construction structure on Sunday morning killed at least three people in Goregaon's Motilal Nagar area. Six people were also injured in the incident. Local activists had been filing repeated complaints about illegal construction in the area, but BMC allegedly didn't pay any attention to them.
The incident occurred around 9.15 am at the two-storey structure which was part of a MHADA chawl. According to the fire department, "A slab of the ground plus two structure collapsed. According to the public, around three to four workers were trapped under the slab." Seven people were removed from the debris by locals before the fire brigade arrived, and sent to Siddharth hospital. Later, three people were rescued by firemen and sent to the hospital.
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