Dust emanating from the debris gave a tough time to the sniffer dogs involved in the rescue operation at the collapse site. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

The fire brigade along with BMC staffers and police officers rushed to the Bhendi Bazar area soon after they received the news of the Hussaini building collapse early on Thursday morning. But, as the officials suspected that many people were trapped under the debris, the NDRF team was called in.