Part of house collapses; woman rescued
The Hindu
In Madurai, an old two-storied house near Thirumalai Nayak Mahal collapsed due to poor maintenance. Fire and rescue services personnel rescued an elderly woman trapped inside. Police found the house to be very old and that the son of the woman had done masonry work himself, which could have caused the wall to collapse. Relatives promised to renovate the house.
Part of a two-storied house near Thirumalai Nayak Mahal in Madurai on Saturday collapsed owing to its poor maintenance. An old woman who was stuck inside the house was later rescued safely by the fire and rescue services personnel. According to the police, the sand house was very old. A 75-year-old woman and his 42-year-old son were living in the house. Police said, the son S. Jaikishan had allegedly carried out masonry work in the house by himself for the past few days . This could be the reason for the damage to the wall. Gradual damage had caused the wall collapse. Relatives of the old woman had assured police that proper renovation works would be taken up.