P-North ward officials in Malad West have partially demolished a 100-year-old structure marked for complete demolition, putting occupants, pedestrians and rail commuters at risk.

The 3.5-storey Krishna Baug comprising eight homes and 10 shops opposite Malad railway station was declared dangerous in 2019, and after several audits, was finally marked for demolition in 2021. On February 2, local ward officials pulled down just the residential parts and allowed the ground floor commercial parts to stay. A detailed report, citing too many technicalities to go into here, said commercial occupants have started repair works to make the remaining structure usable.