6 Rescued After 5-Storey Building Collapses In Mumbai

At least seven people were injured after a four-storied building collapsed in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Wednesday.

Four among the injured have been shifted to VN Desai Hospital, while three others were taken to Bandra Bhabha Hospital. Their condition is stable, according to the disaster management department of city’s civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Six people, including three women, were rescued after a multi-storey structure collapsed in Mumbai’s Bandra on Wednesday, a civic official said.
The five-storey structure caved in at around 3:50 pm in the Behram Nagar locality of the western suburb, he was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

All are in stable condition and a search operation was on to find out if more people are trapped under the debris, he said.

Half a dozen ambulances, five fire engines and one rescue van were sent to the site, the official added.

Fire brigade and police personnel immediately rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation, the official said.

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