A portion of the slab above a window on the third floor of a G+3 building in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/navi-mumbai-panvel-municipal-corporation-starts-pothole-repairs-ahead-of-ganeshotsav-23649217" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Vashi area of Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra</a>, collapsed on Sunday. No casualties were reported in the incident, officials said on Sunday.
The incident took place on the Vashi-Koparkhairane Road in Sector 15. Rescue services were alerted after the slab fell from the building.
The affected building was constructed by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and is around 40 years old, they said.
According to information, 16 families are currently living in the building. Following the incident, residents have started taking steps to vacate the premises gradually.
<h2>Families shifting on their own</h2>
The families living in the building are reportedly moving to <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/delhi-satya-niketan-building-collapse-mcd-to-demolish-adjoining-unsafe-structure-23648997" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">alternative accommodation</a>.
Residents have begun vacating their homes in a phased manner, with families making their own arrangements to shift to safer locations.
<h2>No one injured</h2>
Officials confirmed that there was no loss of life in the incident. The collapse involved the slab above a third-floor window, raising concerns over the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/hyderabad-building-collapse-2-killed-2-injured-after-seven-storey-under-construction-building-collapses-in-hyderabad-23646115" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">condition of the ageing structure</a>.
The incident has also raised concerns about the safety of residents living in older buildings in the area.

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The incident took place on the Vashi-Koparkhairane Road in Sector 15. Rescue services were alerted after the slab fell from the building, officials said

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