"Every life, we are able to save from a crash site, makes our belief stronger in the presence of a divine being and miracles," said Anupam Srivastava, Commandant (Western Region) Maharashtra and Goa, on learning about his team successfully pulling out four-year-old Mohammed Nadim Bangi alive over 19 hours after the building collapse.

Mahad building crash: 4-year-old boy was rescued after 19 hours. When brought to the hospital, he was in a state of shock

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Speaking to mid-day from Pune, Srivastava, said, "The team, (85 men and 3 dogs), started the search and rescue operation a little after 1 am and we realised that the collapse was a pancake collapse, wherein the fifth, fourth, third and second floor collapsed like a sandwich, one above the other. Such a collapse is usually seen when the load bearing pillars come crashing, due to substandard materials used," he said.