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Man killed as balcony of dilapidated Tollygunge building collapses

Man killed as balcony of dilapidated Tollygunge building collapses
Man killed as balcony of two-storey dilapidated building collapses in Tollygunge - Telegraph India · telegraphindia.com

A man named Samir Sen was standing on the balcony of his old apartment building when the balcony suddenly broke and fell.

The building was very old and unsafe.

Mr. Sen was the only person who lived there.

Sadly, he was badly hurt and died at the hospital.

City workers had warned that the building was unsafe before this happened.

After the accident, city workers removed parts of the building that could fall down.

The city says there are almost 2,000 old and unsafe buildings like this one.

Many of these buildings have tenants, and the owners are stuck in legal fights.

The city has a plan that lets owners build more floors if they give the tenants new homes, which is meant to help fix the problem of unsafe old buildings.

Key facts

Victim
Samir Sen, 57
Incident
First-floor balcony collapse
Location
Russa Road (South), Tollygunge, Kolkata
Building
Two-storey dilapidated building
When
Sunday night
Hospital
MR Bangur Hospital
KMC response
Notices issued earlier; precarious portions pulled down after collapse
Dilapidated buildings in Kolkata
Nearly 2,000

Quotes

Kolkata Municipal Corporation official

Official of Kolkata Municipal Corporation

“He was the lone resident of the building. Our engineers had issued notices regarding the structure, which was in a dilapidated condition.”
telegraphindia.com

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