Mumbai, 18 July (HS): A

three-storey chawl in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai collapsed on Friday morning. Seven

people were rescued and admitted to Bhabha Hospital; several others are feared

trapped under the debris. The Fire Brigade personnel are engaged in the rescue

operation.

The chawl number 37 in East Bandra collapsed around

6 am on Friday, when most of the residents were sleeping. On getting the

information, the firefighters rushed to the site and rescued seven people. The

personnel from the Mumbai Police Force, MHADA, PWD, BMC and 108 ambulances

rushed to the site on getting the information.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar