Maha: One injured as balcony of chawl collapses in Thane

A 33-year-old man was injured when a balcony collapsed in a chawl in Maharashtra's Thane city on Tuesday, police said.

The incident took place at a chawl in Samata Nagar area around 3 pm, said Yasin Tadvi, the chief of disaster management cell.

The victim was standing in the balcony on the top floor of the ground-plus-one storey structure when it suddenly collapsed, he said. The victim sustained injuries and was administered treatment at a hospital, the official said.

The remaining portion of the balcony, which was in a precarious state, was torn down by civic officials, he said, adding that local firemen and the disaster management team were pressed into service.