The incident occurred around 2 a.m. when the 35-year-old Smriti building in Mumbra town, some 40 km from the Maharashtra capital Mumbai, came crashing down, catching the sleeping occupants unaware.

A three-month-old infant and a seven-year-old boy were killed instantaneously while at least 22 people were rescued till Friday morning.u00a0The deceased infant girl has been identified as Mahek Muddasar Punjabi, police said.