11 killed, several injured as building collapses in Mumbai

Residents from affected structures are being evacuated. Search and rescue operation for trapped people is underway. The injured persons have been shifted to BDBA hospital.

Mumbai (Maharashtra): At least eleven people were killed and several others injured after a residential structure collapsed in New Collector compound, Malad West of Mumbai late on Wednesday night, informed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

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Residents from the affected buildings are being evacuated. Search and rescue operation for trapped people is underway. The injured persons have been shifted to BDBA hospital. "15 people including women and children have been rescued and are shifted to the hospital. More people may have been stuck under the debris. Teams are present here to rescue people," said Vishal Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone 11, Mumbai. Maharashtra Minister Aslam Shaikh, who reached the incident site, said, "Buildings have collapsed due to rain. Rescue operation is underway. Injured people have been shifted to the hospital. Debris of the buildings is being removed to see if more people are stuck under it."

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Siddiqui, a local present at the spot, said that the incident took place after 10 pm. "The incident took place around 10:15 pm. I came out after two persons asked us to leave the building. As I was rushing out, I saw three buildings, including a dairy, getting collapsed near our building," he said.

With Agency inputs