Three dead as septic tank collapses in public toilet in Mumbai

Officials from the disaster management department of BMC said the victims were rushed to the civic-run Rajawadi hospital.

Three people died after the septic tank of a public toilet in the slums of Mandala, Mankhurd collapsed. The incident happened on Friday at Lohar chawl in Indira Nagar at Mandala at around 8 am.

The locals and the fire brigade together rescued more than 20 people from the public toilet on Friday. (HT PHOTO)

Officials from the disaster management department of BMC said the victims were rushed to the civic-run Rajawadi hospital. Atique Ansari, a resident of Mandala said more than 20 people stuck under the debris were rescued by the locals and the fire brigade.

Further details are awaited.

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