Police officials said that five fire brigade teams as well as disaster management teams have been rushed to the spot and a search and rescue operation is underway.
Taking suo motu cognizance of the Malad Building collapse, the Bombay High Court on Friday said politics on the matter is not fair and courts cannot be blamed for this.
Moonsoon is taking its toll on Mumbai. Portion of a building in Mumbai's fort area collapsed on Thursday. Another structure came crashing down in Malad. Fire Brigade and other services are engaged in search and rescue.
Seven vehicles of the Mumbai fire brigade, including ambulances, have reached the incident spot.
14 killed in Mumbai building collapse, rescue and relief operations continue
Mumbai is not new to tragedies. On Tuesday morning, not just a building collapsed but the creaking infrastructure of India's largest city too came out exposed. Who is responsible? More questions than answers...
Rescue operations are currently underway at the accident site as the teams of NDRF have reached the spot.
Death toll rises to 3 in the Kesarbhai building collapse in Dongri, 50 people still fear trapped under debris. Rescue and relief operation underway
Mumbai building collapse: From a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation letter we have accessed, it looks clear that the civic body had advised evacuation of the 100-year-old structure two years ago. But wait, there is a twist.
Confusion prevailed over the ownership of the 'Kausarbaug' building, believed to be 100 years old, which crumbled Tuesday morning in Dongri area of south Mumbai, killing 12 persons and trapping several others.
A report given to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) says that the number of people dead in the various structural collapses exceeds the numbers of soldiers who have attained martyrdom at the border.
The four-storey building, named Kesarbai, that collapsed Tuesday noon, trapping more than 40 people, is said to be more than 80-year old. The building collapse took place in a narrow, congested lane -- and crowded neighbourhood, which made the rescue operation difficult.
Mumbai Building Collapse LIVE: Eleven people were killed as a four-storey building collapsed in Dongri area of Mumbai on Tuesday. Rescue operations are currently underway at the accident site as the rescue teams have reached the spot. As many as 50 people are feared trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building.
The 117-year-old building in the congested Bhendi Bazar area in south Mumbai came crashing down Thursday morning, two days after torrential rain brought the maximum city to its knees.
It is believed that around 8-10 people are still trapped under the rubble of the five-storey structure.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who visited the incident site, has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the victims’ families.
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