Thane, Jul 2 (PTI) A retaining wall of a lake collapsed amid heavy downpour in Maharashtra's Thane city on Saturday and no casualties were reported in the incident, a civic official said.

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The retaining wall of Siddheshwar Talao in Patil Wadi collapsed around 5.15 pm, said Avinash Sawant, the chief of the regional disaster management cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation.

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No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.

The portion of the wall that collapsed was 15 feet by 6 feet and the remaining portion of the structure is also in a precarious state, the official said.

Teams of local firemen and RDMC are clearing out the debris in the area, he added.

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