Water-proofing working in the ground plus a 40-storey building with three underground floors for parking was being undertaken when the lift collapsed.
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At least six workers were killed and another injured when a lift in an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday evening in Thane city, which neighbours the financial capital of Mumbai.
Teams of Thane’s municipal corporation, fire brigade and police have rushed to the spot.
Water-proofing working in the ground plus a 40-storey building with three underground floors for parking was being undertaken when the lift collapsed.
Specialists say the problem with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) could also impact hospitals, police stations, and court buildings.
Workmen at Abbey Lane Primary School in Sheffield, which has been affected with sub standard reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)
The crisis over unsafe concrete in schools may extend beyond the education sector to other types of public buildings, experts have warned.
They say the scale of the problem with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is “much bigger than schools” and could include hospitals, police stations, and court buildings.
Even private sector sites such as shopping centres and residential tower blocks could also be impacted, experts say.
Meanwhile, Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier, chairwoman of parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, has warned the issues with RAAC in schools are just the “tip of the iceberg” of maintenance issues for sites across England.
It comes after 104 schools and colleges were told by the Department for Education (DfE) to partially or fully shut buildings just days before the start of the new school year over fears about the safety of facilities built with RAAC.
Labour has called for an “urgent audit” across the public sector estate, while the Liberal Democrats say the public must be given “urgent clarity” over whether hospital wards and buildings could also be forced to close.
Dramatic visuals of buildings collapsing in Himachal’s Kullu have surfaced, showing structures coming down to dust one by one. (Photo: News18)
Rain fury continues to hit Himachal Pradesh with officials on Wednesday reporting 12 fresh deaths, over 400 road blockages and damages to several houses after overnight downpour.
The meteorological office on Wednesday issued a ‘red alert’ predicting “heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated spells of extremely heavy rains” in six of the state’s 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh, including Shimla, for the next 24 hours.
In a fresh rain-related incident, a massive landslide on Thursday in Kullu’s Anni area led to multiple buildings collapsing. Hundreds of vehicles, meanwhile, are stranded in a 10-km long traffic jam in Kullu district after the road connecting with Mandi got damaged due to rainfall.
Himachal Pradesh Rains Latest Updates:
-8-9 Buildings Collapse In Kullu’s Anni
Around 8-9 buildings have collapsed near the new bus stand in Anni town of Kullu district. There is no known loss of life at the moment. Notices were issued by the administration to vacate the building about a week ago.
Dramatic visuals of the buildings collapsing have surfaced, showing structures coming down to dust one by one.
