Building collapses in Mumbai’s Kurla
Highlight
- Locals informed fire brigade personnel that around 20-22 people were buried under the rubble.
- About a dozen fire tenders were deployed on the spot.
- Two rescue vans and other fire tenders were also deployed for the rescue operations.
Kurla building collapse One person died while 12 people were rescued after a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai late on Monday night. The incident is being told of Naik Municipal Society of Kurla. The fire brigade officer involved in the rescue operation at the spot said that the injured have been shifted to the civil hospitals in Ghatkopar and Sion.
He said a search operation was on in the area to find more survivors.
The local people told fire brigade personnel that when they reached the spot after getting information about the incident, around 20-22 people were buried under the debris, the official said.
About a dozen fire tenders have been deployed at the site, apart from two rescue vans and other fire equipment, the official said.
A video of the rescue operation showed a man being taken for treatment.
Kurla building collapsed: Aaditya Thackeray visited the spot
Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray visited the building collapse site in Mumbai’s Kurla on Monday night, where he said such properties should be vacated on the notice of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
“Whenever the BMC issues notices, (buildings) should be vacated themselves…otherwise, such incidents happen, which is unfortunate. Now it is important to act on it,” Thackeray said.
“Around five to seven people were rescued. Notices were issued to all the 4 buildings, but people continue to live there. Our priority is to save everyone. So that people in the neighborhood are not disturbed,” he said.
(with inputs from ANI)
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