6 houses collapse, 20 damaged in Dhanbad
Alok K N Mishra, TNN | Jul 15, 2013, 01.02 AM IST
RANCHI: Six houses in Dhanbad's Dharmabandh locality collapsed in the wee hours of Sunday while over 20 houses developed cracks. However, no person was injured in the mishap.
The incident has rendered more than 100 people homeless and they had to spend the night under trees. The area is situated in the coal belt of Dhanbad and illegal mining is considered to be the reason behind the incident. The mine mafias excavate coal unlawfully resulting in changes in the topography of the area.
A source said around 5am people could feel tremors in their sleep. First they thought a quake had hit Dhanbad and rushed out to escape.
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