Three labourers died on Tuesday after balconies of two flats collapsed in Rander zone in Surat. The apartment was empty as the Surat Municipal Corporation had earlier asked all the flat holders to vacate the building, due to its “poor construction quality”.
As per the fire department sources, a few labourers slept on the ground floor of Nilanjana apartment near some shops where they took shelter due to heavy rainfall and winds.
The incident happened at 4.40 am, when the balconies of two flats of the apartment collapsed. After hearing the loud noise, several…