At least three persons were killed and 11 others injured when a ground-plus-two-storey building collapsed on Saturday afternoon in Bhiwandi city in Maharashtra’s Thane district.
At least 15 to 20 people are feared to be trapped under the debris of the building and nine have been rescued, civic officials said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday night visited the incident site. He also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakhs for the families of the deceased.
The building in Wardhaman Compound collapsed at around 1.45 pm, Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) Regional Disaster Management Cell chief Avinash Sawant was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. He added that both deceased have been identified as a 40-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman.
#WATCH| Maharashtra: Rescue operations underway in Bhiwandi after a building collapsed pic.twitter.com/SqnrRJaoBR
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Two teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), a team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), 10 fire engines, and personnel of different agencies are at the spot and carrying out rescue operations in Valpada in the Mankoli area.