Thane building collapse: 13 dead, 30 rescued; many feared trapped

At least 13 persons were killed several injured and many are feared trapped after a threestorey building crashed at Bhiwandi town in Thane district in the early hours of MondayAmong the deceased are four minors The injured have been rushed to hospitals in Kalyan Dombivali Kalwa and Thane Thirty including an infant have been rescued safely although 12 have suffered injuries from the crashBuilding collapse in Thanersquos Bhiwandi area At least 10 people are feared dead and several trapped in the debrisethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0093middot SameerMarkande1 pictwittercom34LOKofX50mdash Mid Day mid_day September 21 2020The tragedy caught the residents in sleep when the threestorey Jilani Building in Patel Compound abruptly collapsed around 345 amLocals said that the building was in a poor condition and had been served notices by the BhiwandiNizampur Municipal Corporation but those were ignored Besides there were unattended problems of leakages and seepages which may have weakened the structure located in a congested locality of the townBHIWANDI COLLAPSE ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0094paraInfo recd from TMCethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0094paraG3 building collapsed ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0094paraBhivandi0400 hrs tdyethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0094para20 persons reportedly rescued by locals TBCethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0094para2025 feared trappedTBC ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0094paraNDRFHQ Team of 5Ndrf 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agravenotcedilagravenotcurrenagraveshyAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dagravenotmacragravenotordfagraveshyAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dagravenotdegagravenotsectagravenotfrac34agravenotumlDG NDRF satyaprad1 September 21 2020Offering condolences to the bereaved families Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that all possible assistance is being provided to the affectedSaddened by the building collapse in Bhiwandi Maharashtra Condolences to the bereaved families Praying for a quick recovery of those injured Rescue operations are underway and all possible assistance is being provided to the affectedmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi September 21 2020President Ram Nath Kovind said the loss of lives in the building collapse at Bhiwandi is quite distressingThe loss of lives in the building collapse at Bhiwandi Maharashtra is quite distressing In this hour of grief my thoughts and prayers are with the accident victims I wish speedy recovery of the injured Local authorities are coordinating rescue and relief effortsmdash President of India rashtrapatibhvn September 21 2020Around 20 families were reportedly staying inside the building which was about 40 years oldWith inputs from agencyKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news