Five injured in ceiling collapse in Mumbai’s Andheri

The ceiling collapse incident occurred at around 11 a.m. in Vishal Housing Society in Cama Park locality of the western suburb, an official said

February 02, 2020 07:21 pm | Updated 08:41 pm IST - Mumbai

Many people were injured after a portion of a slab collapsed at Vishal Housing Society in Cama Park locality in Andheri, Mumbai on February 2, 2020.

Many people were injured after a portion of a slab collapsed at Vishal Housing Society in Cama Park locality in Andheri, Mumbai on February 2, 2020.

Five persons, including a woman and her two minor children, were injured when the ceiling of a flat collapsed on them in suburban Andheri on February 2 morning, police said.

The incident occurred at around 11 a.m. in Vishal Housing Society in Cama Park locality of the western suburb, an official said.

“Naziya Feeroz Sheikh and her two children Rehan (2) and Azan (4) were sitting in her brother’s 7th floor flat when the ceiling came off, injuring all of them. Naziya’s brother Rashid and another person Sadik received minor injuries,” he said.

All the five were taken to Cooper Hospital in nearby Vile Parle and have been discharged, said Ms. Naziya’s uncle Habib Ahmed Sayyed.

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