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Ghatkopar building collapse: 17 lives lost under debris
Updated On: 26 July, 2017 09:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Chetna Sadadekar and Laxman Singh
So far, 10 people have been pulled out alive from the debris, with minor to severe head injuries; residents have cited Shiv Sena leader Sunil Shitap's illegal alterations for constructing a hospital as the reason for the collapse


This photo taken at 10.10 pm on Tuesday shows the stand-off between personnel of the National Defence Rescue Force on the left in orange suits, and the men of the Mumbai Fire Brigade on the right in blue. The victim, who remained buried alive at the time of going to press, is not seen in the photo. Pics/Shadab Khan
In what appears to be a repeat of Borivli's Laxmi Chhaya building collapse, a tragedy struck Ghatkopar's Siddhi Sai Apartment on Tuesday morning, killing 12 and injuring 12, which includes two firemen. In 2007, 29 people were killed and 18 injured in the Borivli building crash, which happened due to structural alterations carried out in a jewellery shop on the ground floor.


