"The rescue operation is finally over and we have pulled out everyone who was buried under the rubble. We have checked, double checked and ensured there is nobody trapped inside now," Commandant Alok Avasthy from National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) told IANS.

The building in Lucky Compound, in Shilphata area on the outskirts of Thane city collapsed around 6.30 p.m. Thursday. The unauthorised building had been constructed in just three months, without the relevant permissions and certificates.