Following the incident, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams rushed to the spot and launched a rescue and relief operation. Pics/NDRF
"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
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
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
The injured have been taken to hospitals in Virar and Nalasopara, both on the outskirts of Mumbai, officials 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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