Thane: Portion of balcony collapses at factory; one injured

A 50yearold man was injured after a portion of a balcony collapsed on him at a factory in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtras Thane district on Saturday a civic official said reported news agency PTIThe incident occurred at a factory in the Kaneri area of the town around 130 pm the official said reported PTIThe victim Rafique Khan sustained a head injury when a portion of the balcony fell on him and he was rushed to a hospital civic disaster management officer Faisal Tatli said reported PTILocal firemen reached the scene and carried out rescue and relief operations he said reported PTIMeanwhile ten properties including workshops and godowns were gutted in a fire that broke out in an industrial estate at Vasai town in Maharashtras Palghar district an official said on Saturday reported PTINobody was injured in the blaze that erupted around 830 pm on Friday and continued till 630 on Saturday the official of Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation said reported PTISoon after being alerted seven fire engines were rushed to the spot and the firefighting operation was launched The fire was brought under control this morning At present a cooling operation was underway at the site the civic bodys fire officer said reported PTIThe cause of the fire is being ascertained he said reported PTIIn another incident a tempo was gutted in a fire on Saturday on the MumbaiAhmedabad highway in Palghar district a police official said reported PTIThe incident took place when the loaded vehicle was parked in Dhekale village at 230pm the official added reported PTIThe driver noticed smoke and managed to come out safely The vehicle was destroyed in the blaze The cause of the fire is being probed The vehicle was on its way to Mumbai from Gujarat he added reported PTIMeanwhile a 35yearold man died after a temporary shed over an underground water tank collapsed on Thursday afternoon in Vikhroli area of Mumbai a civic official said reported PTIThe incident took place at Building no 2 in Kannamwar Nagar at around 1215pm he added reported PTIA temporary shed over the underground water tank collapsed along with material such as cement sand at the construction site of a MHADA redevelopment building Rajendra Phasi was brought out of the debris by fire brigade personnel and rushed to Rajawadi hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival the official said reported PTIWith inputs from PTI