As much as 30 to 40 per cent part of the ground-plus-five storey Bhanushali Building on Mint Road collapsed in south Mumbai’s Fort area. (Express Photo)
Four people died and at least 17 were injured in two separate incidents of building collapse in Mumbai on Thursday. The city has been receiving heavy rainfall over the last two days.
Two persons were killed and several trapped under debris after a corner portion of an old six-storey building collapsed in Fort area. Whereas, as many persons were killed after a ‘chawl’ (tenement) collapsed in suburban Malvani.
Watch: A man rescued by fire brigade using ladder. He was trapped on third floor of Bhanushali building in Fort. Portion of building has collapsed on Thursday. Search & rescue operation is on by fire brigade. Video: Fire Brigade#Mumbai @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/z1a9L0JbFx
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In Fort area, as per Fire Brigade officials, several people were feared trapped under debris. Several people were also stranded in the part of the building which is intact as staircases were blocked. As much as 30 to 40 per cent part of the ground-plus-five storey Bhanushali Building on Mint Road collapsed around 4.45 pm. As of now, four people have been rescued from the debris and sent to a nearby hospital.
According to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official, the building had been vacated by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and repairing work had been underway. Some people had still been residing in the building, the official added. Eight fire engines, two rescue vans and ambulances were pressed into service and search and rescue operation was on, he added.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray visited the site of the building collapse in Fort area.
In Malvani area, a total of 13 persons were rescued and were sent to Hayat Hospital in Malad east after a portion of a three-storey chawl collapsed in Gate Number 5 area around 2.30 pm, a fire brigade official told news agency PTI.
Meanwhile, In Thane city, a portion of a three-storey residential building, which was classified as ‘very dangerous’, collapsed in the morning. No casualty was reported. The balcony of an apartment on the third floor of ‘Gayatri’ building located in Kopri area collapsed around 8.30 am, an official told PTI. The 35-year-old building was vacated last year and sealed, the official added.
With PTI inputs