ONE PERSON died and nine others sustained injuries after part of a slab of a one-storey garment factory in Chembur collapsed Thursday afternoon. Of the nine who sustained injuries, two have been discharged while seven are still in hospital and their condition is said to be stable.
According to officials, the incident took place at 2.45 pm at the garment factory near Chembur camp. The slab on the first floor of the structure collapsed on workers below. Ten people who sustained injuries were rushed to nearby Inlaks Hospital. Of them, Murari Jha (22), succumbed to his injuries.
An official said that the compound where the unit is located has several other smaller units. “Some people escaped with minor injuries after they held on to parts of the ceiling after the slab collapsed,” the official said.