Updated On: 05 March, 2026 10:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A 14-year-old student died after a first-floor slab collapsed at Vidya Bhavan Society in Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai, on Thursday evening while a tuition class was underway on the ground floor. Fire brigade teams from Vashi, Koparkhairane and Airoli carried out a rescue operation and safely pulled out 12 students and a teacher from the debris

Fire brigade teams from Vashi, Koparkhairane, and Airoli engage in rescue operations.
A routine evening tuition class in Navi Mumbai turned tragic on Thursday after the first-floor slab of a residential building in Koparkhairane collapsed, killing a 14-year-old student and injuring 11 others.
The incident occurred around 5.20 pm at Vidya Bhavan building in Sector 2. A tuition class was underway on the ground floor at the residence of teacher Shamli Chaudhary (53) when a portion of the first-floor slab suddenly gave way and crashed into the room below.