Portion of plaster falls at Kalwa Hospital, No casualties reported

No one was injured in the incident, which took place at around 11.30 pm on Sunday at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital located in the Kalwa area, Thane Municipal Corporation’s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

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A portion of the ceiling plaster opposite the cardiac section fell down, the official said.

A fire brigade team and personnel from the regional disaster management cell rushed to the spot and removed the remaining part of the plaster which was hanging in a dangerous condition, he said.

Repairs at the site will be undertaken by the authorities concerned, he added.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services personnel had rescued four labourers stuck beneath the collapsed portico of a private hospital in Bengaluru, whereas one labourer had died, unfortunately. There was no movement of patients or people at the time of the incident on Saint Martha's Hospital premises. The hospital authorities promised to provide free treatment to the injured labourers. The fire department stated that the building was constructed poorly which could be the reason of the incident. The fire department released a crane and two earthmovers along with two rescue teams upon receiving calls from the site. It took nearly three hours to get the workers out of the debris.

The rescue team headed by Hemanth Kumar K, District Fire Officer (South), handled the mission successfully. A case was registered against the individuals responsible for the incident including engineers, contractors etc., under Section 304 A (causing death by negligence) of IPC. Police said that an investigation is underway.   

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