A three-story building collapsed in Navi Mumbai’s Shahbaz village today (July 27) where several people are feared trapped. Police, fire brigade and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) staff members are present at the spot.
Kailas Shinde, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner, said the building collapsed around 5am. “This a G+3 building. The Shahbaz village villages falls under Belapur ward. There were 13 flats in the building. Two persons have been rescued and two are likely trapped. NDRF teams are at the spot. A rescue operation is underway,” Kailas Shinde told reporters.
“It is a 10-year-old building. The investigation is on. Action will be taken against the owner of the building,” said the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner.
The incident comes a week after an 80-year-old woman was killed, and four others sustained injuries after a portion of a balcony of a four-story residential building in south Mumbai came crashing down.
Navi Mumbai Deputy Fire Officer Purushottam Jadhav said that two people have been rescued and two are likely to be trapped. “We received a call about a building collapse at 4.50 am. 2 people have been rescued. Two people are likely to be trapped and rescue operation is underway to rescue them,” Jadhav told media.
IMD weather alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued orange alert for Madhya Maharashtra on July 28. Several regions in Maharashtra are currently facing continuous heavy rainfall, leading to severe waterlogging and extensive traffic snarls in many cities, including Mumbai.
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