Thane, Sep 27 (PTI) Five persons were injured when a compound wall of a building fell on them in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday, a civic official said.

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The incident took place in Chouhan Colony area where the civic authorities were demolishing a dilapidated building with the help of a JCB machine, said Rajesh Pawar, chief fire officer of the Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation.

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The compound wall fell on pedestrians who were passing by. Five persons, including four children, were injured in the collapse, he said.

The injured persons are undergoing treatment at a local hospital, the official said.

Additional Municipal Commissioner Om Prakash Diwte, who was supervising the relief and rehabilitation work, said a hutment colony was near the compound wall which collapsed.

The work of pulling down the rest of the compound wall was underway, he said.

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