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Updated June 28th, 2022 at 19:34 IST

Kurla: 4-storey building collapses in Mumbai; 17 dead, 23 rescued so far & more trapped

A four-storey collapsed in Mumbai's Naik Nagar in the Kurla neighbourhood killing 17 and trapping several people under the debris.

Reported by: Nikita Bishay
Kurla building collapse
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In a major accident in Maharashtra, a four-storey collapsed in Mumbai's Naik Nagar in the Kurla neighbourhood on Monday night further trapping several people under the debris. While rescue operations are presently underway at the site, at least 17 people have lost their lives in the incident. 

The incident took place late at midnight when a wing of the building collapsed and the fire brigade and police team immediately rushed to the spot and initiated rescue operations to retrieve the trapped people. 

Speaking on the same, Pravina Morajkar, Corporator told the media that the building collapsed in the night and teams of fire brigade and police have been pressed at the site. He further also informed that seven people were rescued in the night from under the debris in stable condition.

As many as 23 people were rescued from the debris since midnight. Fourteen of them were declared dead, news agency PTI quoted an official as saying. 

On Tuesday evening, four persons were declared brought dead at BMC-run Sion hospital. Before that, doctors at the BMC-run Rajawadi hospital had declared Kishor Prajapati (20), Sikandar Rajbhar (21), Arvind Rajendra Bharati (19), Anup Rajbhar (18), Anil Yadav (21) and Shyamu Prajapati (18) as `brought dead' around 3 pm, the official added.

Earlier in the day, four persons were declared dead before admission, including one at the Sion hospital. 

'Notices were issued to vacate the buildings': Minister Aaditya Thackeray

In the meantime, Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray who also reached the spot in the night to review the situation later spoke to the media and said that rescuing everyone is the topmost priority at the moment. Assuring that the efforts will be made to ensure that nearby people are not troubled, he said, "In the morning we'll look into evacuation and demolition of these buildings."

He further also said that all the four buildings including the one which collapsed were issued notices, but people continued to live there. "Whenever BMC issues notices, (buildings) should be vacated themselves...otherwise, such incidents happen, which is unfortunate...It's now important to take action on this", he added. 

This is the third major building collapse incident in the metropolis this month.

On June 23, slab of a two-storey industrial structure collapsed in Chembur area, killing a man and injuring 10 others.

On June 9, a three-storey residential building collapsed in suburban Bandra, where a 55-year-old man was killed and 18 others suffered injuries. 

(With inputs from agencies)

Image: ANI

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Published June 28th, 2022 at 07:45 IST

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