At least eight construction workers were injured after a bamboo scaffolding collapsed in a housing complex collapsed.

The incident happened on Monday on 29 October at Runwal Garden City complex, located in Balkum area of Thane Maharashtra India.

Shortly after, officials from local police, Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) and fire brigade reached the spot.

Footage shows workers fleeing the scene moments after the scaffolding collapsed.

Santosh Kadam, chief of Thane’s RDMC, said eight workers were injured in the scaffolding collapse.

According to local reports, four workers were seriously injured and rushed to Thane Civil Hospital for treatment whilst other three were rushed to a private hospital in the vicinity of the building with minor wounds.

Eyewitnesses put the figure of the injured at 11 and added that at least a dozen workers were on the bamboo scaffolding at the time of the mishap.

At least eight construction workers were injured after a scaffolding of bamboo poles erected for painting work in a housing complex collapsed.
The incident happened on Monday on 29 October at 10.33 am

The incident took place at Runwal Garden City complex, located in Balkum area of Thane Maharashtra India. Shortly after, officials from local police, Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) and fire brigade reached the spot.

Santosh Kadam, chief of Thane’s RDMC, said eight workers were injured in the scaffolding collapse.

“A group of workers, engaged by a contractor, was busy painting the walls of the multi-storey residential building when the scaffolding caved in at about 10.35 am, causing all of them to fall down,” Kadam said.

Seven of the injured workers were identified as Ektiyar Yusuf Mohammad (20), Mohammad Sheikh (21), Hasan Ali (24), Manirudhin Sheikh (27), Mohammad Rakhibulah Sheikh (30), Dulal Singh (35) and Jamal Sheikh (50).

Of them, four were seriously injured and rushed to Thane Civil Hospital for treatment. Three others were rushed to private hospital in the vicinity of the building.

Some eye-witnesses put the figure of the injured at 11 and added that at least a dozen workers were on the bamboo scaffolding at the time of the mishap.