Mumbai building collapse: After 2-hour rescue op, 10-year-old Mahi Motvani declared brought dead at Lilavati; key updates

Mumbai building collapse updates: A 10-year-old girl, who was trapped in a collapsed building in Khar, Mumbai was declared brought dead to Lilavati Hospital. NDRF, fire brigade and police teams rescued 23 others, two of who sustained injuries.

FP Staff September 24, 2019 19:51:29 IST
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Mumbai building collapse: After 2-hour rescue op, 10-year-old Mahi Motvani declared brought dead at Lilavati; key updates
  • A portion of a five-storey building collapsed in Mumbai's Khar West area on Tuesday afternoon, and several people are still feared to be trapped under the debris, reports have said.

  • However, no injuries have been reported so far.

  • The reason behind the collapse of the building is still unknown.

Mumbai building collapse updates: One of the injured has been discharged from the Bhabha hospital, reported PTI. Earlier, nearly two dozen people were rescued from the collapse site in Khar by the NDRF and fire brigade

Municipal Councillor and Samajwadi Party leader Rais Shaikh  tweeted, "Sad to hear about the 10 year old girl who passed away in the Khar building collapse incident."

Two more have been rushed to the hospital with injuries after a residential building collapsed in Khar Tuesday afternoon. Twenty-one others have been rescued from under the debris by the NDRF, the Mumbai Police and fire brigade, The Indian Express reported.

The 10-year-old girl, who was trapped in the collapsed building in Khar and was rescued, is reportedly dead, Mumbai Mirror reported. Mahi Motvani succumbed to her injuries at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, the report further added.

After an operation of over two hours, NDRF, Mumbai police and firefighters were able to successfully rescue the 10-year-old from under the debris. She has been sent to a nearby hospital, Hindustan Times reported.

Two watchmen are also feared trapped in the debris of the building that collapsed in Mumbai's Khar West area on Tuesday, reports Zee News.

Dog squads of the Mumbai Police have been rushed to the spot to look for injured people stuck in the debris of the building collapse in Mumbai's Khar west, reports said.

The five-storey building has been identified as the ground-plus-five Pooja building at 17th Road near Khar Gymkhana, in Khar West. Mumbai police and rescue officials along with an NDRF team are on the spot. According to News18 India, a ten-year-old girl is stuck in the debris. Rescue operations are underway.

A portion of the building collapsed in Mumbai's Khar West area on Tuesday afternoon around 1 pm, and several people are still feared to be trapped under the debris, reports have said. However, no injuries have been reported so far.

The building is identified as the ground-plus-five Pooja building at 17th Road near Khar Gymkhana, in Khar West. Mumbai police and rescue officials along with an NDRF team are on the spot.

Details are awaited, but Twitter was abuzz with videos of the collapse. However, Firstpost could not independently verify the veracity of the source.

Several users tweeted pictures of the officials on the spot, trying to get people out of harm's way.

Another user tweeted a video showing the rescue officials trying to clear the debris.

According to News18 India, the part of the building which collapsed is suspected to be the area which joins the staircase and the lift.

The reason behind the collapse of the building is still unknown.

Several Twitter users have also blamed the BMC for being negligent of old buildings in the city.

According to the News18 India report, the building was said to be very weak, but it wasn't declared dilapidated by the BMC.

The suburb, which is said to be a posh area, also houses several Bollywood stars.

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