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Eight killed in wall collapse at Thane

The boundary wall erected by a construction company came crashing down on the hutments at Dnyaneshwar Nagar at 3.40am trapping over a dozen people.

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Eight persons were killed and four injured when a wall collapsed on hutments in a slum in neighbouring Thane district following heavy rains today.
           
The boundary wall erected by a construction company came crashing down on the hutments at Dnyaneshwar Nagar at 3.40am trapping over a dozen people, police said.
           
While eight were killed, four injured were admitted to Kaushila hospital in Thane, where the condition of one of them was stated to be serious, hospital sources said.
           
According to Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) officials present on the spot, the wall caved in a stretch of 80 feet and the remaining part is being demolished to prevent further damage.
          
Residents alleged that the company had dumped large quantities of soil on their side of the wall recently, creating a mound. Heavy rains over the last three days triggered the collapse, they said.
          
No official from the construction company was present at the spot during rescue work, they added.
           
Officials of Dosti constructions were not immediately available for their comments.
           
The victims were residents of Bhole Veer Savarkar Chawl, which mostly houses migrants engaged in petty jobs.
           
One of the injured persons, Seema Bhagat (35), whose husband Dudhnath (36) has been admitted in the ICU with serious injuries, said she was sleeping when the mishap took place.
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