The illegal Somnath building that collapsed at Taljai in Sahakarnagar on Monday could have possibly ended with far more causalities, if it had come crashing down 45 minutes earlier. As luck would have it, 30 children enrolled at a one-room Anganwadi adjoining the Somnath building, had cleared out and gone home when the falling debris severely damaged their tiny school to the ground.

Narrow escape: The Anganwadi for children aged between three and six stood next to Somnath building; (inset) Sayali Kamble at Bharti Hospital