At least eleven people were killed and seven injured after a three-storey building collapsed at B Cabin area in Naupada in the old Thane city on Tuesday. The incident occurred at 2.45 am.
"More than 15 persons are feared to be trapped inside the concrete wreckage", according to Sandeep Malvi, press officer with the Thane municipal corporation.
The residential building was in a dilapidated state and was declared dangerous for occupancy, Malvi told TOI. The residents,however, continued to stay in the building putting to risk their lives.
Thane municipal commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal rushed to the site even as the fire brigade personnel started the rescue operations using heavy machinery.
Building collapses in Thane; 12 dead, 7 injured - The Times of India
"More than 15 persons are feared to be trapped inside the concrete wreckage", according to Sandeep Malvi, press officer with the Thane municipal corporation.
The residential building was in a dilapidated state and was declared dangerous for occupancy, Malvi told TOI. The residents,however, continued to stay in the building putting to risk their lives.
Thane municipal commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal rushed to the site even as the fire brigade personnel started the rescue operations using heavy machinery.
Building collapses in Thane; 12 dead, 7 injured - The Times of India
