On Tuesday, a portion of a five-storey building located on the 17th road in Khar, located in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai collapsed. According to initial reports, a part of the staircase of Pooja building, which is a G plus five structure near Khar gymkhana collapsed at around 1.15 pm.
<img title="Building-Khar-Sneha" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2019/sep/Buidling-Khar-Sneha.jpg" alt="Building-Khar-Sneha" /> A part of the staircase of Pooja building located at 17th Road, Khar collapsed around 1.15 pm. Pic/Sneha Kharabe
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A team of Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), Mumbai police, officials from the BMC ward, NDRF and medical services have been mobilised. A rescue van and an ambulance also are on the spot. According to the preliminary information, one casualty has been reported. Also, there is a fear of persons being trapped under the debris.
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Officials from the Mumbai fire brigade are at the site of the building collapse and have started evacuation of the residents. The collapsed part is that of a staircase so the rescue operation is underway with the help of ladders of MFB.&nbsp;
As per the information received from the BMC's disaster management department, the said structure is a five-storey structure, Pooja building, which is located on the 17th road and is situated near the Khar Gymkhana. Fire brigade officials have declared it as a level 3 incident on the scale of 1 to 5.
With inputs from Prajakta Kasale
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A portion of a five-storey building collapsed in Khar, located in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai. No casualties have been reported as of yet

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