Thane: 3 killed, at least 7 injured in Bhiwandi building collapse

A four-storey building in Bhiwandi's Nehru Nagar area collapsed today morning around 8am, killing three people and injuring at least seven.

According to reports, locals began the rescue operation without waiting for the NDRF team as 16 people were feared trapped under the debris.

As of latest, at least two people have been rescued.

The building was located in a congested KG Nagar area of Navi Basi locality of Bhiwandi and rescue teams had to demolish adjoining structures to clear the narrow lanes for passage.

Two teams each of Thane and Bhiwandi fire brigade and the National Disaster Response Force along with more than 60 workers are engaged in the rescue operations.

Following are the details about the injured and the killed :

At IGM Hospital

1. Asif Yakub Khan (19)

2. Yakub Yusuf Khan (58)

3. Shakeel Alladiya Ansari (37)

At Thane Civil Hospital

1. Mrs Salama Ansari (45)

2. Rehan Khan (7)

3. Khwaja Mehmood Sayyed (55)

4. Aabid Khan (21)

Deceased

1. Rukhasar Yakub Khan (18)

2. Parvin Bano Khan (36)

3. Ashfaq Mushtak (38)

With IANS inputs