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IN PHOTOS: Six dead after building collapses in Maharashtra's Vasai, NDRF launches rescue operations

Updated On: 27 August, 2025 08:37 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Six people died and several others were injured after part of a residential building collapsed in Vasai area of Palghar district in Maharashtra, late Tuesday. Pics/NDRF

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Following the incident, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams rushed to the spot and launched a rescue and relief operation. Pics/NDRF
Following the incident, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams rushed to the spot and launched a rescue and relief operation. Pics/NDRF
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"Teams from the fire brigade and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rushed to the spot and are continuing search and rescue operations using specialised equipment," officials said on Wednesday

"Teams from the fire brigade and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rushed to the spot and are continuing search and rescue operations using specialised equipment," officials said on Wednesday

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The incident took place just after midnight, when the rear portion of the four-storey Ramabai Apartment on Narangi Road collapsed onto a nearby chawl

The incident took place just after midnight, when the rear portion of the four-storey Ramabai Apartment on Narangi Road collapsed onto a nearby chawl

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According to the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVMC), rescue teams have so far pulled 11 people from the rubble. Two of them – Aarohi Omkar Jovil, 24 and Utkarsha Jovil, 1 – were declared dead at the hospital

According to the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVMC), rescue teams have so far pulled 11 people from the rubble. Two of them – Aarohi Omkar Jovil, 24 and Utkarsha Jovil, 1 – were declared dead at the hospital

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The injured have been taken to hospitals in Virar and Nalasopara, both on the outskirts of Mumbai, officials said

The injured have been taken to hospitals in Virar and Nalasopara, both on the outskirts of Mumbai, officials said

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The rescue efforts are ongoing as authorities ensure that no one else is trapped under the rubble. Nearby residents have been temporarily evacuated, the NDRF said

The rescue efforts are ongoing as authorities ensure that no one else is trapped under the rubble. Nearby residents have been temporarily evacuated, the NDRF said

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