Maharashtra: Two dead, several feared trapped after building collapses in Bhiwandi

At least two people have died, several are feared trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in Shanti Nagar area of Bhiwandi city near Mumbai in the wee hours of Saturday.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was immediately pressed into action which rescued three people from the debris and shifted them to a nearby hospital.

Maharashtra: Rescue operations continue at the building collapse site in Bhiwandi. The incident has claimed lives of 2 people so far. pic.twitter.com/hSLXoVlmn5

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Fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Rescue operations underway.

Ashok Rankhamb: We vacated the entire building but some people entered the building without permission. It was then the building collapsed. 4 people were rescued, of them one died. It's an 8-year-old building & was built illegally. Investigation will be done. https://t.co/UhX0OSVTxX

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2019

Commissioner of Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation Ashok Rankhamb said, "We had received a message that column of the building might dismantle. Our emergency team reached and after examination they found that the building might collapse."

"We vacated the entire building but some people entered the building without permission. It was then the building collapsed. 4 people were rescued, of them one has died. It's an 8-year-old building and was built illegally. The investigation will be done," Ashok Rankhamb added. 

More details in this regard are awaited.