19 killed, 12 injured including two fire officers as building collapses in Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazaar
MUMBAI, 31st Aug: A more than a century-old five-storey residential building collapsed on Thursday in the congested Bhendi Bazar area of south Mumbai, killing at least 19 people and wounding 12 others. They were declared dead at the state-run J J hospital, where they were taken after being pulled out of the debris, as rescue teams with heavy machinery continued to look for survivors of the crash, a senior police official said. About 30 others are still feared trapped under the mounds of concrete and twisted iron rods. Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation Mayor blames MHADA for Bhendi Bazaar building collapse. Maharastra Chief Minister Fadnavis announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for kin of deceased. The process of identifying the bodies is on. At least 12 people injured in the incident were carried out on stretchers and rushed to the J J Hospital in ambulances that faced difficulty in navigating the narrow streets due to the crowed that has gathered around the place. The official also said five fire brigade personnel and an NDRF jawan also sustained injuries during the rescue operations. They have also been shifted to the J J hospital.
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