Mangaluru Wall Collapse
Mangaluru Convention Hall Wall Collapse Leaves Five Students Injured
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Five students were injured when a reportedly weakened parapet or supporting wall collapsed amid overcrowding at a student office-bearers’ ceremony in a Mangaluru convention hall. Students crowded in a corridor and reportedly leaned against the wall before it gave way. The injured were taken to Highland Hospital; 16-year-old Mohammad Shamaz was reported in critical condition and described in several accounts as brain dead, though reports differed on whether his death had been officially declared. Police are investigating the circumstances of the collapse.
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The parapet was on the hall’s first floor, and 16-year-old Mohammad Shamaz was standing on the ground floor when the structure fell on him; Article 1 also said it was unclear whether he was a college student.
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The collapse reportedly happened shortly after the installation ceremony ended and the guests—including MLC Ivan D’Souza, who had attended—had left the venue.
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The four other injured students were identified as Mohammad Shanan, 18, Haneef, 23, Mohammad Shakil Hussain, 18, and Dawood Farseen Ahmed, 18.
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Daijiworld reported that Shamaz remained in the ICU under medical care and that his death had not been officially declared.
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