Worker killed in Maharashtra building crash

The single-storey building, which served as a godown, collapsed at around 10.30 am in Harihar Compound at Mankoli Naka in Bhiwandi. Rescue and relief operations are underway.

Thane: One labourer was killed and many feared trapped after a building collapsed in a commercial complex in Bhiwandi town in Maharashtra on Monday, a civic official said.

The single-storey building, which served as a godown, collapsed at around 10.30 am in Harihar Compound at Mankoli Naka in Bhiwandi, Thane civic body's regional disaster management cell chief Santosh Kadam said.

Personnel of the Thane district rescue force, disaster management cell, and fire services officials from Bhiwandi and Thane have rushed to the spot, he said.

The official said they have also sought assistance from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

Rescue and relief operations are underway, he said.

(With inputs from PTI)