Page 6 - Building Collapse

Why did the Miami apartment building collapse? And are others in danger?

The 12-storey building with 136 apartments was built in 1981 on reclaimed wetlands. More than 55 apartments have been destroyed.

Bombay High Court orders judicial inquiry in Malad building collapse

The Bombay High Court on Friday has ordered a judicial inquiry in the matter of the Malad building collapse that claimed the lives of 12 people."It seems that despite this Court taking suo-motu cognizance of an incident of building collapse in Bhiwandi on September 21, 2020, which took as many as 38 lives, to initiate this Public Interest Litigation for ensuring the protection of lives of citizens and having passed several orders seeking to activate the respondents to come down heavily on illegal and unauthorized buildings/structures," the court said."This Court is pained to observe that officials employed with the respondents have exhibited extreme lack of solicitude for the rule of law and failed to discharge their statutory duties effectively, which could have prevented the recent building collapses as well as saved the lives of the inhabitants thereof," it stated.The court appoints Justice JP Deodhar (Retd) of Bombay HC as commissioner of inquiry for Malad building ...

Mumbai building collapse: 11, including 8 children, killed; 7 injured

Families of the deceased will be given Rs 5 lakh each as compensation, said Maharashtra Minister Aslam Shaikh on Malad West building collapse incident

PM Modi expresses pain at loss of lives in Mumbai building collapse

Modi announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia each for the next of kin of the deceased

Piyush Goyal condoles loss of lives in building collapse in Malad West

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday condoled the loss of lives in a residential structure collapse in the New Collector compound in Malad West of Mumbai

Death toll in Malad building collapse rises to 11, rescue op underway

At least eleven people, including eight minors, lost their lives after a residential structure collapsed in New Collector compound, Malad West of Mumbai late on Wednesday night

Mumbai: One killed, 4 injured as part of building collapses in Bandra

At least one person died while four others injured after a part of a four-storey building collapsed in Bandra area of Mumbai on Monday."One person has been killed in the incident. Injured have been sent to nearby hospitals. There are no serious injuries," Bandra MLA Zeeshan Siddique said on Monday.Siddique said that the building collapsed at around 1:30 am."Police and fire officials are present at the spot. The rescue operation is underway," Siddique said."Update on the Bandra East Structure collapse- It's past 6 am now, locals have formed human chains & are helping fire brigade clear the debris to make sure no one is stuck. Have been requesting the @mybmc since 3 hours now to send labourers but only 2 are on site," Siddique tweeted.

Boy saves lives of 75 residents before building collapsed in Mumbai

Around 75 occupants of a two-storey building in Dombivli were miraculously saved by a young boy before it collapsed on Thursday morning.

Maharashtra: Death toll in Bhiwandi building collapse rises to 41

The death toll in the Bhiwandi building collapse, which took place here on Monday, has risen to 41, the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) informed on Wednesday

Maharashtra: Death toll in Bhiwandi building collapse rises to 39

The death toll in the Bhiwandi building collapse in Maharashtra rose to 39 on Wednesday, with the recovery of 14 more bodies overnight, police said

Thane: Death toll in Bhiwandi building collapse rise to 26, says NDRF

The death toll in the Bhiwandi building collapse site here rose to 26 on Tuesday, according to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)

Thane: Death toll in Bhiwandi building collapse rises to 17, says NDRF

The death toll in the Bhiwandi building collapse in Maharastra rose to 17, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said

Thane: 10 killed in Bhiwandi building collapse, rescue operation underway

At least ten people were killed after a three-storey building collapsed in Patel Compound area here on Monday morning

Building collapses in Coimbatore, five feared trapped under debris

At least five people, including a child, are feared trapped under the debris of a one-storey building that collapsed on Chetti street here, due to heavy rains and winds on Sunday night, police said

Residential building collapses in Maharashtra's Palghar; no casualty

A four-storey residential building collapsed in Nallasopara area of Palghar district in Maharashtra in the wee hours of Tuesday, an official said

29 killed as restaurant collapses in China's Shanxi during birthday party

Twenty-nine people were killed and 28 others injured after a village restaurant collapsed during an 80th birthday celebration for a resident in north China's Shanxi province

Death toll rises to 29 in north China restaurant collapse, rescue underway

There's no word on what caused the collapse or on the fate of the birthday guest and other celebrants

Mumbai: Old woman, 12-yr-old girl killed as part of building collapses

A septuagenarian woman and a 12-year-old girl were killed after a portion of a three-storey building collapsed in Nagpada area of south Mumbai, civic officials said

Maharashtra building collapse: Death toll 15, rescue operation called off

With the recovery of two more bodies early on Wednesday, the death toll in the building collapse incident in Maharashtra's Raigad district mounted to 15, a police official said.

Raigad building collapse: 16 dead, 19 missing, search operation continues

At least 16 people have died after a five-storey residential building collapsed in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Monday