Woman killed, five of family hurt in house collapse

A 55-year-old woman was today killed and her five family members injured when their house in a slum collapsed, in suburban Khar, police said.

Kantidevi Bagadi was killed this morning when the double-storey structure caved in at Nirmal Nagar, they said.

The five injured in the incident were admitted to a nearby hospital.

The additional floor was recently added to the age-old structure, a police officer said.

No case has been registered until now and probe is underway, the officer added.