Images: Rescue workers search for survivors in Thane building collapse
FP Staff
• April 5, 2013, 12:11:52 IST
The death toll in the under- construction building collapse in ShilPhata area of the district has risen to 30 as rescuers recovered more bodies from the site this morning. The seven-storey illegal under-construction structure, located in Shil Phata area between Mumbra and Dombivli townships, collapsed at around 6.30 PM yesterday. Here are of images of the rescue operations at the site.
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People gather as rescue workers look for trapped people after a building collapsed in Thane, Mumbai. AP
The death toll in the under- construction building collapse in ShilPhata area of the district has risen to 30 as rescuers recovered more bodies from the site this morning. AP
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A pregnant woman, identified as Shakila Imran Siddiqui, was among the deceased. The remaining bodies are yet to be identified. AP
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar are likely to visit the site today. AP
The Daighar police have registered a case against builders Salil and Khalil Jamadar under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of IPC. PTI
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