According to initial reports, around 50 people are feared trapped under the debris of the ground plus four storey building located in South Mumbai, rescue operations are underway
In yet another case of structural collapse in Mumbai, a four-storey building collapsed in Dongri, located in South Mumbai on Tuesday at 11.40 am. The initial incident was reported by the locals and according to civic officials two people are dead and around 40-50 people are feared trapped under the debris and people formed a human chain to remove the debris from the spot.
Building Collapse in #Dongri, Mumbai. Rescue operations underway. NDRF Teams rushed to the site. 40-50 people like to be trapped.
— mid-day (@mid_day) July 16, 2019
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Mumbai: A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rushed to the building collapse site in Dongri. https://t.co/MrPzbgHSfc
— ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2019
The building is located at Tandel street, Abdul Hamid Durga, Dongri in Mumbai. Rescue operations are carried out by the Mumbai Fire brigade, Mumbai Police and National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) at the location. According to the reports, 2 people have been reported dead and seven injured including a child. One of the deceased is identified as Abdul Sattar Kalu (45) and the other one is a woman who is yet to be identified. Mumbai police chief, Sanjay Barve has reached the site.
#Mumbai: Search and rescue operation underway at Dongri building collapse site. pic.twitter.com/KkKOyC4p3N
— ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2019
In an unfortunate incident, a G+4 Building collapsed in Dongri. Humble request to citizens to stay away from the incident spot to facilitate effective rescue operations by authorities. A green corridor has been provided for all emergency services and rescue operations.
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 16, 2019
The building which collapsed belonged to Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), which had given the building to a private builder for re-development. MHADA Chairman Uday Samant said the building, located in Dongri area, was under their jurisdiction but given to a private builder for re-development. "If the developer has delayed re-development of the collapsed building, then he will face action. If some MHADA officials are responsible for the delay in its development, then they will also face strict action," he said.
More details awaited.
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CM Devendra Fadnavis speaks to media on the building collapse. Says the focus should be on rescue, further investigation will be done regarding the collapse.
#DongariBuildingCollapse |
— mid-day (@mid_day) July 16, 2019
CM Devendra Fadnavis speaks to media on the building collapse. Says the focus should be on rescue, further investigation will be done regarding the collapse.
Via. @journofaizan #Dongri #MumbaiNews #mumbai pic.twitter.com/q8iZRWRonh
In another incident, a building collapsed in Shivaji Nagar in which eight people have been injured. The incident took place when a chunk of the upper floor in Shivaji Nagar in Govandi collapsed. Fire Brigade received an alert of the collapse in Shivaji Nagar. Mumbai Police along with the Fire Brigade rushed to the spot. The injured persons identified as Zubeda Begum Sayyad (70), Ayesha Banu Sayyad (21) and Noorjahan Banu Sayyad(45) have been admitted to a nearby Rajawadi Hospital and are now stable. However, the other five victims have been transferred to OPD.
With inputs from Suraj Ojha
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