According to preliminary local inquiries and police statements, the structure collapsed at approximately 1:30 PM while unauthorized or risky repair work was being actively undertaken in the basement. Eyewitnesses reported that laborers were renovating the ground floor to create commercial rental spaces, which severely compromised the building's already weak lower pillars and foundation. Recent heavy monsoon rains are also being looked at as a contributing structural factor.
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