Mumbai, 06 July

(HS): Six people, including five children and a woman, were killed as a portion

of a three-storey building collapse in Janta Nagar of Mankhurd area in Mumbai

on Sunday night. The building collapsed when people were vacating the dilapidated

building. One youth was injured in the

accident.

The National

Disaster Response Force, Mumbai Fire Brigade, Police, Municipal Corporation

authorities and ambulances immediately rushed to the accident site and started

rescue operations. Five people were declared dead by doctors at Madan Mohan Malviya

Hospital in Govandi and another one at Rajawadi Hospital.

Mumbai’s Mayor Ritu

Tawde, MLA Abu Azmi and Rukhsana Siddiqi met family members of the deceased and

consoled them.

Minister for

Disaster Management Girish Mahajan also visited the site and assured financial

support to the families of the deceased. Most of the buildings in the area are

illegally constructed. Enquiry into the illegal construction will be conducted.

Chief Minister

Devendra Fadnavis also condoled the deaths and financial support to the

families of the deceased. Enquiry into the building collapse will be conducted,

he added.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar