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A photograph inside a bare, unfinished concrete hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. A yellow and black hazard-striped overhead hoist or crane arm with a hook hangs from the left, its beam extending toward a rectangular opening in the white block wall on the right. A man in a light blue checked shirt and khaki trousers stands on a metal staircase with his hands on the rail, reaching toward the beam. A young boy in an orange shirt and shorts stands beside him on the steps. On the left floor, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands watching, with another figure partly visible at the edge. Scattered metal pipes and debris lie near the stairs.
Photo 70 of 111 from 19 April 2007

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