The incident was reported at 5:56 AM and involved a 30x30 feet load-bearing structure made of MS and ACC sheets. The collapse occurred at Chawl No. 37, Bharat Nagar, within the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) area
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A ground-plus-two structure collapsed early Friday morning in Bharat Nagar, near Namaj Committee Masjid, Bandra East, leaving 12 people injured, including two in critical condition.
The incident was reported at 5:56 AM and involved a 30x30 feet load-bearing structure made of MS and ACC sheets. The collapse occurred at Chawl No. 37, Bharat Nagar, within the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) area. Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) officials confirmed the structure's complete failure, leading to an ongoing rescue operation at the site.
The Level-II emergency prompted the mobilisation of multiple agencies, including the MFB, Mumbai Police, MHADA, PWD, Adani electricity staff, and building department officials. The response team on site includes two Assistant Divisional Fire Officers, five Senior Station Officers, one Station Officer, five fire engines, one Major Water Tanker, one Control and Command Fire Fighter, one Rescue Van, one Water Quint Rescue Vehicle, and a 108 ambulance.
According to Dr. Vinod Khade, Medical Superintendent at Bandra Bhabha Hospital, a total of 12 individuals were injured in the incident. Among them, Rehana Ansari, a 65-year-old woman, and Mohd Ansari, a 68-year-old man, both sustained approximately 50% burns and are in critical condition. They have been shifted to KEM Hospital for advanced care.
The remaining ten injured individuals have been admitted to hospitals with stable conditions. They include eight-year-old Mohd Lareb Irfan, 57-year-old Mustafa Ibrahim Sayyed, 42-year-old Shabana Mustafa Sayyed, 35-year-old Noori Irfan Khan, 50-year-old Mohd Irfan Khan, 22-year-old Abdul Rehman Irfan Khan, 18-year-old Alfiya Mustafa Sayyed, 16-year-old Aliya Mustaq Sayyed, approximately 80-year-old Jaffar Jamal Khan, and 32-year-old Sharmin Shaikh.
Rescue and relief operations continue as authorities investigate the cause of the collapse.
Apart from the seven injured, two in critical condition have been shifted to KEM Hospital.
According to the police, the two patients were injured in a cylinder blast that occurred at their residence.
Both suffered 50 per cent burns and were initially treated at Bhabha Hospital before being transferred to KEM Hospital for further treatment.
So far, a total of 14 patients have been brought to Bhabha Hospital, of which two have been referred to KEM.
Meanwhile, the disaster management team at Bhabha Hospital informed mid-day that at least 6–7 more people are feared to be trapped under the debris.
(With inputs from Ritika Gondhalekar)
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