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IN PHOTOS: Garden gazebo roof in Mumbai's Sion collapses, five senior citizens injured

Updated On: 12 August, 2026 08:30 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Five senior citizens were injured after the roof of a gazebo collapsed at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Mala Garden in Mumbai's Pratiksha Nagar, Sion East, on Wednesday afternoon. (Pics/ Atul Kamble)

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The incident occurred around 4.45 pm when the gazebo structure, located opposite T/18 Building, collapsed. (Pic/ Atul Kamble)
The incident occurred around 4.45 pm when the gazebo structure, located opposite T/18 Building, collapsed. (Pic/ Atul Kamble)
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The injured, all senior citizens, were reportedly taking shelter under the structure during the afternoon rain

The injured, all senior citizens, were reportedly taking shelter under the structure during the afternoon rain

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They were taken to Sion Hospital in private ambulances before the Mumbai Fire Brigade arrived at the spot

They were taken to Sion Hospital in private ambulances before the Mumbai Fire Brigade arrived at the spot

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The injured were identified as Dhondiram Ghopkar, 65, Ganpat Ambole, 79, Pramila Jadhav, 68, Laxmi Shitliya, 65, and Sunita More, 64, according to officials at Sion Hospital

The injured were identified as Dhondiram Ghopkar, 65, Ganpat Ambole, 79, Pramila Jadhav, 68, Laxmi Shitliya, 65, and Sunita More, 64, according to officials at Sion Hospital

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Fire brigade and police teams, along with 108 ambulance services and BMC ward garden staff, were mobilised following the collapse

Fire brigade and police teams, along with 108 ambulance services and BMC ward garden staff, were mobilised following the collapse

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Officials said the gazebo had a GI frame as structural support and a cement slab roof. Further details on the cause of the collapse were awaited.

Officials said the gazebo had a GI frame as structural support and a cement slab roof. Further details on the cause of the collapse were awaited.

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