Seven injured in Govandi house collapse

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Seven persons, including three members of a family, were injured after the ground plus one structure they were staying in collapsed in suburban Govandi today, civic officials said. "A ground plus one structure in a slum in the Rafi Nagar area in Govandi collapsed at around 6 PM. Four people who were in the house at the time of the incident were injured and have been admitted to a nearby hospital," a Disaster Control Room official said.

He added that two fire engines were deployed for rescue operations. The injured comprised a couple, their son, a woman sitting outside the house and three pedestrians, a senior police official said.

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