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Bhiwandi building collapse: Death toll rises to 9, rescue op continues

At least six persons were killed after a four-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi, officials said on Friday, adding that six to seven persons are still trapped under the rubble. A portion of the Kohinoor Building in Balaji Nagar area of the powerloom town in Thane district came crashing down around 11.30 pm on Thursday, the officials said. "At least six persons were killed. All but one are still to be identified. The bodies have been sent to a government hospital for postmortem," said Resident Deputy Collector Sandeep Mane. Six to seven persons are still trapped under the rubble and a search and rescue operation is underway, the official said. An injured minor was rescued and rushed to a nearby medical facility, he said. The structure comprised 48 rooms, 12 on each floor, municipal officials said. The building had been declared dangerous by the civic body. Tragedy struck while repair work was underway on the premises. Around 9 pm on Thursday, residents heard "loud

Bhiwandi building collapse: Death toll rises to 9, rescue op continues
Updated On : 31 Jul 2026 | 12:43 PM IST

Toll rises to 6 in building collapse in Bhiwandi; rescue ops continue

The toll in the collapse of a two-storey building in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district reached five on Sunday afternoon after the body of man was recovered from the debris even as search and rescue operations continued more than 24 hours after the incident. The building in Wardhaman Compound in Valpada in Mankoli, which housed godowns on the ground and first floors and four families on the top floor, collapsed into a heap of concrete at 1:45pm on Saturday. Several people are still feared trapped and work of clearing the debris as part of the search and rescue operation helmed by the National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force, fire brigade and civic teams continued, Thane Municipal Corporation regional disaster management cell chief Avinash Sawant said. The deceased whose body was pulled out at 10:30am on Sunday has been identified as Sudhakar Gavai, while the man who was found dead in the debris in the afternoon is 22-year-old Pravin Chaudhary, the ..

Toll rises to 6 in building collapse in Bhiwandi; rescue ops continue
Updated On : 30 Apr 2023 | 6:02 PM IST

Bhiwandi building collapse: Two killed, death toll likely to rise

At least four people have been rescued so far

Bhiwandi building collapse: Two killed, death toll likely to rise
Updated On : 07 Aug 2016 | 2:41 PM IST