MAPUSA: A portion of a slab of a 50-year-old building situated at Feira Baixa, near the Mapusa market road, collapsed on Friday morning.
The Kasarkar Kochkar building, which was in a dangerous condition and on the verge of collapse, caused significant damage when the slab came crashing down. Three two-wheelers and two cars were damaged in the incident.
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The Mapusa fire personnel along with PI Nikhil Palyekar and his team rushed to the site to manage the situation.
Two persons including a labourer who was sleeping on the pavement right below the slab had a narrow escape. However, he sustained injuries and was hospitalised.
The residents stated that they had been demanding inspection of the building by the Mapusa Municipal Council to avert further tragedy.
