Thane: One dead, seven injured in Bhiwandi godown collapse

BHIWANDI: One person was killed while seven others suffered injuries after a single-storey godown collapsed at Bhiwandi in Thane district on Monday morning.
The structure collapsed at around 10.30am, Thane civic body's regional disaster management cell chief Santosh Kadam said.
Shailesh Tara was rescued from under the debris
The deceased has been identified as Saurabh Tripathi, a security guard.
The injured are undergoing treatment at the IGM hospital in Bhiwandi.
"When the godown collapsed, 31 people were inside the structure. Eight got stuck under the debris while 23 managed to escape," said Aadik Patil, tehsildar of Bhiwandi talulka.
Teams of the NDRF, district rescue force, disaster management cell and fire department from Bhiwandi and Thane are carrying out the rescue work.
The single-storey building collpased at around 10.30am
Thousand of warehouses of multinational companies are situated in Mankoli and other parts of Bhiwandi.