Mumbai, Aug 21 (PTI) An 18-year-old girl died in a wall collapse in a chawl in Kurla in Mumbai on Monday, an official said.

The incident took place at 7:45pm in Sumera Bhai building in Subhash Nagar area behind Bharat Talkies, he said.

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"Vaishnavi Prajapati was rushed to Bhabha Hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival," the civic official said.

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