One dead as part of dilapidated building collapses in Maharashtra

A portion of a four-storeyed dilapidated building collapsed due to incessant rainfall in Maharashtra's Mira-Bhayandar city leaving one person dead. The building has three wings, with 150 flats, which were vacated in March itself.

Thane: One person died as a portion of a dilapidated four-storey building collapsed due to incessant rainfall in Mira-Bhayandar city of Maharashtra's Thane district.

The building on Talao Road, which had been declared dangerous, is now being torn down by the authorities, ward officer Damodar Sankhe said.

A part of the 35-year-old structure collapsed due to heavy rains, prompting firemen and local disaster cell personnel to rush to the scene, a fire officer of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation said.

The building has three wings, with 150 flats, which were vacated in March itself, he said.