Navi Mumbai: A 35-year-old man walking along the pavement near a 3-storeyed Geeta Apartment building in Sector 11, Juhugaon, Vashi node was killed, and a woman pedestrian sustained minor injuries after the balcony portion with iron grille of the said building’s second-floor flat collapsed during heavy rain and fell on the two pedestrians. The NMMC disaster management cell received the emergency call at 6.40 pm, after which the Vashi fire brigade was alerted and rushed to the spot for rescue operation. The deceased man was identified as Rajesh Shetty and the injured woman as Manasi Arekar (35). She has been admitted at the First Referrel Unit (FRU) at NMMC Hospital, Vashi.Following the incident, the Vashi fire brigade rescue team cordoned off the area near the building and prohibited the pedestrians from walking near the building to prevent any more casualties. The fire brigade team is in standby mode near the building for rescue operation in case of more such structural collapse.
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