Overview
- An upper-floor slab fell onto a ground-floor tuition class on Thursday evening at Vidyabhavan Apartment in Sector 2, Koparkhairane.
- Rescue teams from the Vashi, Airoli and Kopar Khairane fire stations freed 13 people, including 12 students and the teacher, and moved the injured to nearby hospitals.
- One student died during treatment at the Vashi municipal hospital, several others are receiving care, and the teacher was discharged after minor injuries.
- The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation evacuated the building and arranged temporary accommodation at Annasaheb Patil Cultural Bhavan.
- Officials said the legally built G+4 structure received an Occupation Certificate in 1998, noted that mandatory audits generally begin after 30 years, and confirmed the cause is under investigation.