At least 15 persons are feared trapped inside the debris of a 4 Storey which collapsed near Bhiwandi in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Two people died and three were injured after a four-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi's Shanti Nagar area in Maharashtra on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Siraj Ahmded Ansari (23) and Akhib Ansari (22).
At least 15 person feared trapped under the debris of a 4 storey building which collapsed in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) immediately rushed to the spot and rescued three people.
As per reports by Ashok Rankhamb, Commissioner Bhiwandi Municipal Corporation as quoted to ANI "We vacated the entire building but some people entered the building without permission. It was then that the building collapsed."
Two people died among the four people who rescued from the debris. The building was reportedly eight years old and was illegally constructed as reported by the authorities. Real cause of the disaster is yet to be confirmed.
As per reports rescue operations are still going on.
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