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Old Bungalow Collapses Onto Walkeshwar Chawl, Three Rescued Unharmed

Old Bungalow Collapses Onto Walkeshwar Chawl, Three Rescued Unharmed
Mumbai: Partially Collapsed Old Bungalow Falls Onto Adjoining Ganga Ashram Chawl In Walkeshwar, 3 Rescued Unharmed · freepressjournal.in

In Mumbai, a very old house called a bungalow broke apart and some of it fell onto a smaller building next to it called a chawl.

This happened on Saturday morning.

It took place on Walkeshwar Road in a neighborhood called Walkeshwar.

Three people were inside the fallen pieces, and rescuers helped them get out.

Luckily, all three people were safe and not hurt.

Firefighters, police, and ambulance workers came to help and searched through the rubble.

Nobody else was found to be injured.

Right now, no one knows exactly why the old building fell down.

City workers have told the housing authority to look into what happened next.

Key facts

Incident
Partial collapse of an old bungalow onto the adjoining Ganga Ashram chawl
Location
Walkeshwar Road, Tin Batti area, opposite Anurag Building, Mumbai
Date & Time
Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 9.45 am
Building
Old cessed ground-plus-two-storey structure
People Rescued
3, all found unharmed
Injuries
None reported
Responding Agencies
Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, ambulance services, civic ward
Next Step
BMC informed Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) for further action

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