At least 2 dead as four storey building collapse in Mumbai; rescue ops underway

THE ASIAN AGE.
Published : Jul 16, 2019, 12:36 pm IST
Updated : Jul 16, 2019, 1:30 pm IST

A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rushed to the building collapse site in Dongri.

A four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai’s Dongri area on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)
 A four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai’s Dongri area on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Mumbai:  Two people have died and five have been rescued so far, after a building collapsed in Dongri said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Disaster Management Cell.

A four-storey building collapsed in south Mumbai's Dongri area on Tuesday, a civic official said, fearing that about 40 to 50 people are trapped under the rubble.

According to preliminary information, the ground-plus-four-storey 'Kesarbai' building, located on Tandel Street in Dongri, crashed around 11.40 am, the official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) disaster management cell said.

Around 40 to 50 occupants of the building are feared trapped under the debris, he said. Fire brigade, Mumbai Police and civic officials rushed to the site to carry out the rescue operation. A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) also reached the site to help in the rescue work.

(With inputs from PTI)

Tags: mumbai, building, collapse, ndrf
Location: India, Maharashtra, Mumbai (Bombay)

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