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Construction labourer crushed in Mumbai foundation collapse

Mumbai, June 17 (UNI) A construction worker tragically lost his life late Monday evening after being buried beneath collapsing soil at an Andheri East building site during heavy monsoon rains, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
The fatal incident occurred around 7:45 PM in Kadamwadi. According to a Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) report, the labourer was actively working within the foundation pit of an under-construction structure situated behind Saila Business Park. Without warning, a section of the adjacent loose soil bank gave way, cascading down and completely entombing him under the rubble.
Emergency services, including the Fire Brigade, BMC ward personnel, local police, and a 108 ambulance, rushed to the location immediately upon receiving the alert. A large-scale rescue operation was launched "on a war footing", persisting late into the night in desperate efforts to reach the buried worker.
Despite these intensive efforts, the worker was only extricated hours later. He was transported to Cooper Hospital, where attending physicians pronounced him dead upon arrival.
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