Thane, Jun 28 (PTI) The slab of a vacant flat situated at the top third floor of a building in Mumbra town in Maharashtra's Thane district collapsed on Wednesday due to heavy rains, a civic official said.

Nobody was injured as the building was evacuated some days back after it was declared dangerous for living by civic officials.

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Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said the incident occurred at around 3:45 pm.

A team of personnel from the Fire Brigade and disaster management cell rushed to the spot and cleared debris.

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Thane city received 157.44 mm of rainfall between 9.30 am and 7.30 pm on Wednesday.

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