“Building is classified as 'C1', to be evacuated for demolition at the earliest...In event of any mishap this office won't be responsible,” said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a letter dated 7 August 2017 on Kesarbhai building that collapsed in Dongri, today
Published: 16 Jul 2019, 2:17 PM IST
A woman being rescued by NDRF personnel from the debris of the building that collapsed in Dongri, on Tuesday
Published: 16 Jul 2019, 2:17 PM IST
Twelve persons were killed after a four-storey residential building collapsed in south Mumbai's congested Dongri area Tuesday, a Maharashtra minister said.
About 40 to 50 people are feared trapped under the debris, civic officials said.
Twelve people were killed after the 'Kesarbaug' building, located in a bustling narrow lane in Tandel Street of Dongri area of south Mumbai, crashed, housing minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said.
PTI
Published: 16 Jul 2019, 2:17 PM IST
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), which had given the building that collapsed in Mumbai on Tuesday to a private builder for re-development, said action would be taken against those responsible for any lacunae.
MHADA Chairman Uday Samant said the building, located in Dongri area, was under their jurisdiction but given to a private builder for re-development.
Published: 16 Jul 2019, 2:17 PM IST
12 people are feared to have died in the Dongri building collapse. 40 people are still trapped under debris
Published: 16 Jul 2019, 2:17 PM IST
A four-storey residential building collapsed in south Mumbai's congested Dongri area on Tuesday, trapping about 40 to 50 people under the debris, civic officials said.
The ground-plus-four-storey 'Kesarbai' building, located in a densely populated narrow lane in Dongri's Tandel Street, crashed around 11.40 am, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) disaster management cell said.
Published: 16 Jul 2019, 2:17 PM IST
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Published: 16 Jul 2019, 2:17 PM IST