Thane: Six Children Injured After Playground Shed Collapse
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2024-06-22 06:41 GMT
Thane: In an unfortunate incident, a shed fell on a football ground, resulting in the injury of six children who were playing there in Thane, Maharashtra on Friday. The strong wind in the area pulled the roof from a building of another society which landed on the ground where six children were playing.
The children were immediately taken to the Bethany Hospital for treatment.
“On June 21 at around 11:42 pm six children out of 17 children, who were playing in a football ground in Thane, were injured after a shed fell in the ground,” the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) said.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: On June 21 at around 11:42 pm six children out of 17 children, who were playing in a football ground in Thane, were injured after a shed fell in the ground. The injured children have been admitted to Bethany Hospital, Thane for treatment: Regional Disaster… pic.twitter.com/SxdkkEanA9
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After the incident, Pratap Sarnaik, Shiv Sena MLA visited the hospital to check on the children and make sure of proper medical care.
“17-18 children had gone to play football on the campus. Due to the wind, a roof from another society fell on the children. During this seven children were injured. Out of which 4 children are fine and 3 are in critical condition. I have discussed this incident with the Chief Minister (Eknath Shinde). He said that the family should not face any kind of problem. They (injured) are being treated well,” he said.